Blind Small-eared Shrew vs Large Red-tailed Humble-bee

Cryptotis niausa compared with Bombus lapidarius

Key Differences

• Blind Small-eared Shrew is Data Deficient while Large Red-tailed Humble-bee is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Large Red-tailed Humble-bee
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Soricidae	Apidae (Bees)
Genus	Cryptotis	Bombus
Species	Cryptotis niausa	Bombus lapidarius

Evolutionary Relationship

Blind Small-eared Shrew and Large Red-tailed Humble-bee share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Blind Small-eared Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Large Red-tailed Humble-bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Large Red-tailed Humble-bee
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 Red-tailed Humble-bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

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.