Blind Small-eared Shrew vs Mantled Baskettail

Cryptotis niausa compared with Epitheca semiaquea

Key Differences

• Blind Small-eared Shrew is Data Deficient while Mantled Baskettail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Mantled Baskettail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Soricidae	Corduliidae
Genus	Cryptotis	Epitheca
Species	Cryptotis niausa	Epitheca semiaquea

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Blind Small-eared Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Mantled Baskettail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Mantled Baskettail
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.

Mantled Baskettail

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.