Blind Small-eared Shrew vs red-bellied lemur

Cryptotis niausa compared with Eulemur rubriventer

Key Differences

• Blind Small-eared Shrew is Data Deficient while red-bellied lemur is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blind Small-eared Shrew	red-bellied lemur
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Soricidae	Lemuridae (Lemurs)
Genus	Cryptotis	Eulemur
Species	Cryptotis niausa	Eulemur rubriventer

Evolutionary Relationship

Blind Small-eared Shrew and red-bellied lemur share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Blind Small-eared Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

red-bellied lemur

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blind Small-eared Shrew	red-bellied lemur
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.

red-bellied lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.