Blind Small-eared Shrew vs Ringed Emerald

Cryptotis niausa compared with Somatochlora albicincta

Key Differences

• Blind Small-eared Shrew is Data Deficient while Ringed Emerald is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Ringed Emerald
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Soricidae	Corduliidae
Genus	Cryptotis	Somatochlora
Species	Cryptotis niausa	Somatochlora albicincta

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Blind Small-eared Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Ringed Emerald

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Ringed Emerald
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 Emerald

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.

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.