Blind Small-eared Shrew vs Little Gray Firefly

Cryptotis niausa compared with Photinus marginellus

Key Differences

• Blind Small-eared Shrew is Data Deficient while Little Gray Firefly is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Little Gray Firefly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Soricidae	Lampyridae
Genus	Cryptotis	Photinus
Species	Cryptotis niausa	Photinus marginellus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Blind Small-eared Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Little Gray Firefly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Little Gray Firefly
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.

Little Gray Firefly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Canada.

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.