Blind Small-eared Shrew vs purple marbled

Cryptotis niausa compared with Eublemma ostrina

Key Differences

• Blind Small-eared Shrew is Data Deficient while purple marbled is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blind Small-eared Shrew	purple marbled
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Soricidae	Noctuidae
Genus	Cryptotis	Eublemma
Species	Cryptotis niausa	Eublemma ostrina

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Blind Small-eared Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

purple marbled

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blind Small-eared Shrew	purple marbled
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.

purple marbled

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Algeria, Belgium, Denmark, Portugal, and Sweden.

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.