Blind Small-eared Shrew vs Mill Carpet Beetle

Cryptotis niausa compared with Anthrenus fuscus

Key Differences

• Blind Small-eared Shrew is Data Deficient while Mill Carpet Beetle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Mill Carpet Beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Soricidae	Dermestidae
Genus	Cryptotis	Anthrenus
Species	Cryptotis niausa	Anthrenus fuscus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Blind Small-eared Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Mill Carpet Beetle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Mill Carpet Beetle
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.

Mill Carpet Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

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.