Blind Small-eared Shrew vs Large Orange Tip

Cryptotis niausa compared with Colotis antevippe

Key Differences

• Blind Small-eared Shrew is Data Deficient while Large Orange Tip is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Large Orange Tip
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Soricidae	Pieridae
Genus	Cryptotis	Colotis
Species	Cryptotis niausa	Colotis antevippe

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Blind Small-eared Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Large Orange Tip

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Large Orange Tip
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.

Large Orange Tip

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.