Blind Small-eared Shrew vs side-striped jackal

Cryptotis niausa compared with Canis adustus

Key Differences

• Blind Small-eared Shrew is Data Deficient while side-striped jackal is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blind Small-eared Shrew	side-striped jackal
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Soricidae	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)
Genus	Cryptotis	Canis (Dogs & Wolves)
Species	Cryptotis niausa	Canis adustus

Evolutionary Relationship

Blind Small-eared Shrew and side-striped jackal share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Blind Small-eared Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

side-striped jackal

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blind Small-eared Shrew	side-striped jackal
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.

side-striped jackal

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.