Blind Small-eared Shrew vs sharp-ribbed door snail

Cryptotis niausa compared with Clausilia cruciata

Key Differences

• Blind Small-eared Shrew is Data Deficient while sharp-ribbed door snail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blind Small-eared Shrew	sharp-ribbed door snail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)
Family	Soricidae	Clausiliidae
Genus	Cryptotis	Clausilia
Species	Cryptotis niausa	Clausilia cruciata

Evolutionary Relationship

Blind Small-eared Shrew and sharp-ribbed door snail share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Blind Small-eared Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

sharp-ribbed door snail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blind Small-eared Shrew	sharp-ribbed door snail
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-ribbed door snail

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and Ukraine.

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.