Blind Small-eared Shrew vs Ringed Border

Cryptotis niausa compared with Stegania cararia

Key Differences

• Blind Small-eared Shrew is Data Deficient while Ringed Border is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Ringed Border
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Soricidae	Geometridae
Genus	Cryptotis	Stegania
Species	Cryptotis niausa	Stegania cararia

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Blind Small-eared Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Ringed Border

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Ringed Border
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.

Ringed Border

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Belgium.

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.