Blind Small-eared Shrew vs Sharp-collared Furrow Bee

Cryptotis niausa compared with Lasioglossum malachurum

Key Differences

• Blind Small-eared Shrew is Data Deficient while Sharp-collared Furrow Bee is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Sharp-collared Furrow Bee
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Soricidae	Halictidae
Genus	Cryptotis	Lasioglossum
Species	Cryptotis niausa	Lasioglossum malachurum

Evolutionary Relationship

Blind Small-eared Shrew and Sharp-collared Furrow Bee share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Blind Small-eared Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Sharp-collared Furrow Bee

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Sharp-collared Furrow Bee
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.

Sharp-collared Furrow Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, and Portugal.

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.