Blind Small-eared Shrew vs Long-eared Jerboa

Cryptotis niausa compared with Euchoreutes naso

Key Differences

• Blind Small-eared Shrew is Data Deficient while Long-eared Jerboa is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Long-eared Jerboa
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Soricidae	Dipodidae
Genus	Cryptotis	Euchoreutes
Species	Cryptotis niausa	Euchoreutes naso

Evolutionary Relationship

Blind Small-eared Shrew and Long-eared Jerboa share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Blind Small-eared Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Long-eared Jerboa

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Long-eared Jerboa
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.

Long-eared Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.