Blind Small-eared Shrew vs Long-footed Treeshrew

Cryptotis niausa compared with Tupaia longipes

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Long-footed Treeshrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Scandentia (Scandentia)
Family	Soricidae	Tupaiidae
Genus	Cryptotis	Tupaia
Species	Cryptotis niausa	Tupaia longipes

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Blind Small-eared Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Long-footed Treeshrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Long-footed Treeshrew
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-footed Treeshrew

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.