Blind Small-eared Shrew vs Pavement ant

Cryptotis niausa compared with Tetramorium caespitum

Key Differences

• Blind Small-eared Shrew is Data Deficient while Pavement ant is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Pavement ant
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Soricidae	Formicidae
Genus	Cryptotis	Tetramorium
Species	Cryptotis niausa	Tetramorium caespitum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Blind Small-eared Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Pavement ant

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Pavement ant
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.

Pavement ant

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (India), Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Argentina, Venezuela).

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.