Blind Small-eared Shrew vs Mandarin Vole

Cryptotis niausa compared with Lasiopodomys mandarinus

Key Differences

• Blind Small-eared Shrew is Data Deficient while Mandarin Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Mandarin Vole
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	Cricetidae
Genus	Cryptotis	Lasiopodomys
Species	Cryptotis niausa	Lasiopodomys mandarinus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Blind Small-eared Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Mandarin Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Mandarin Vole
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.

Mandarin Vole

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.