Blind Small-eared Shrew vs Hortle's whipray

Cryptotis niausa compared with Pateobatis hortlei

Key Differences

• Blind Small-eared Shrew is Data Deficient while Hortle's whipray is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Hortle's whipray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Soricidae	Dasyatidae
Genus	Cryptotis	Pateobatis
Species	Cryptotis niausa	Pateobatis hortlei

Evolutionary Relationship

Blind Small-eared Shrew and Hortle's whipray share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Blind Small-eared Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Hortle's whipray

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Hortle's whipray
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blind Small-eared Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

Hortle's whipray

Blind Small-eared Shrew

The Blind Small-eared Shrew (Cryptotis niausa) is a species in the genus Cryptotis. It is currently classified as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.