Blind Small-eared Shrew vs Keeled slug

Cryptotis niausa compared with Tandonia kusceri

Key Differences

• Blind Small-eared Shrew is Data Deficient while Keeled slug is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Keeled slug
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)
Family	Soricidae	Milacidae
Genus	Cryptotis	Tandonia
Species	Cryptotis niausa	Tandonia kusceri

Evolutionary Relationship

Blind Small-eared Shrew and Keeled slug share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Blind Small-eared Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Keeled slug

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Keeled slug
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.

Keeled slug

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Distributed across Greece, Moldova, Ukraine, and United States.

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.