Blind Small-eared Shrew vs Scarce Bent-wing

Cryptotis niausa compared with Leucoptera orobi

Key Differences

• Blind Small-eared Shrew is Data Deficient while Scarce Bent-wing is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Scarce Bent-wing
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Soricidae	Lyonetiidae
Genus	Cryptotis	Leucoptera
Species	Cryptotis niausa	Leucoptera orobi

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Blind Small-eared Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Scarce Bent-wing

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Scarce Bent-wing
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.

Scarce Bent-wing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Norway 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.