Blind Small-eared Shrew vs Large Yellow-face Bee

Cryptotis niausa compared with Hylaeus signatus

Key Differences

• Blind Small-eared Shrew is Data Deficient while Large Yellow-face Bee is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Large Yellow-face 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	Colletidae
Genus	Cryptotis	Hylaeus
Species	Cryptotis niausa	Hylaeus signatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Blind Small-eared Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Large Yellow-face Bee

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Large Yellow-face 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 Yellow-face Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.