Blind Small-eared Shrew vs six-striped rustic

Cryptotis niausa compared with Xestia sexstrigata

Key Differences

• Blind Small-eared Shrew is Data Deficient while six-striped rustic is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blind Small-eared Shrew	six-striped rustic
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Soricidae	Noctuidae
Genus	Cryptotis	Xestia
Species	Cryptotis niausa	Xestia sexstrigata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Blind Small-eared Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

six-striped rustic

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blind Small-eared Shrew	six-striped rustic
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.

six-striped rustic

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.