Blind Small-eared Shrew vs Pine-cone Piercer

Cryptotis niausa compared with Cydia conicolana

Key Differences

• Blind Small-eared Shrew is Data Deficient while Pine-cone Piercer is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Pine-cone Piercer
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Soricidae	Tortricidae
Genus	Cryptotis	Cydia
Species	Cryptotis niausa	Cydia conicolana

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Blind Small-eared Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Pine-cone Piercer

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Pine-cone Piercer
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.

Pine-cone Piercer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries).

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.