Blind Small-eared Shrew vs Kennedy's Emerald

Cryptotis niausa compared with Somatochlora kennedyi

Key Differences

  • Blind Small-eared Shrew is Data Deficient while Kennedy's Emerald is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Blind Small-eared Shrew Kennedy's Emerald
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Insecta (Insects)
Order Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha) Odonata (Odonata)
Family Soricidae Corduliidae
Genus Cryptotis Somatochlora
Species Cryptotis niausa Somatochlora kennedyi

Evolutionary Relationship

Blind Small-eared Shrew and Kennedy's Emerald share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Blind Small-eared Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Kennedy's Emerald

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Blind Small-eared Shrew Kennedy's Emerald
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.

Kennedy's Emerald

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in 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.

Kennedy's Emerald

No description available.

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