Blind Small-eared Shrew vs Lined Hooktail

Cryptotis niausa compared with Paragomphus lineatus

Key Differences

• Blind Small-eared Shrew is Data Deficient while Lined Hooktail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Lined Hooktail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Soricidae	Gomphidae
Genus	Cryptotis	Paragomphus
Species	Cryptotis niausa	Paragomphus lineatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Blind Small-eared Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Lined Hooktail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Lined Hooktail
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.

Lined Hooktail

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.