Blind Small-eared Shrew vs Lesser Bulb-Fly

Cryptotis niausa compared with Eumerus funeralis

Key Differences

• Blind Small-eared Shrew is Data Deficient while Lesser Bulb-Fly is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Lesser Bulb-Fly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Soricidae	Syrphidae
Genus	Cryptotis	Eumerus
Species	Cryptotis niausa	Eumerus funeralis

Evolutionary Relationship

Blind Small-eared Shrew and Lesser Bulb-Fly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Blind Small-eared Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Lesser Bulb-Fly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Lesser Bulb-Fly
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.

Lesser Bulb-Fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (8 countries), and North America (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.