Blind Small-eared Shrew vs Marsh Firetail

Cryptotis niausa compared with Telebasis digiticollis

Key Differences

• Blind Small-eared Shrew is Data Deficient while Marsh Firetail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Marsh Firetail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Soricidae	Coenagrionidae
Genus	Cryptotis	Telebasis
Species	Cryptotis niausa	Telebasis digiticollis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Blind Small-eared Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Marsh Firetail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Marsh Firetail
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.

Marsh Firetail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Colombia.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia