Blind Small-eared Shrew vs Sedge Jumper

Cryptotis niausa compared with Attulus caricis

Key Differences

• Blind Small-eared Shrew is Data Deficient while Sedge Jumper is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Sedge Jumper
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Araneae (Araneae)
Family	Soricidae	Salticidae
Genus	Cryptotis	Attulus
Species	Cryptotis niausa	Attulus caricis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Blind Small-eared Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Sedge Jumper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Sedge Jumper
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.

Sedge Jumper

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, 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.