Blind Small-eared Shrew vs Lemon-rumped Tanager

Cryptotis niausa compared with Ramphocelus icteronotus

Key Differences

• Blind Small-eared Shrew is Data Deficient while Lemon-rumped Tanager is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Lemon-rumped Tanager
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Soricidae	Thraupidae
Genus	Cryptotis	Ramphocelus
Species	Cryptotis niausa	Ramphocelus icteronotus

Evolutionary Relationship

Blind Small-eared Shrew and Lemon-rumped Tanager share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Blind Small-eared Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Lemon-rumped Tanager

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Lemon-rumped Tanager
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.

Lemon-rumped Tanager

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador