Blind Small-eared Shrew vs slender facelina

Cryptotis niausa compared with Facelina auriculata

Key Differences

• Blind Small-eared Shrew is Data Deficient while slender facelina is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blind Small-eared Shrew	slender facelina
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Nudibranchia (Nudibranchia)
Family	Soricidae	Facelinidae
Genus	Cryptotis	Facelina
Species	Cryptotis niausa	Facelina auriculata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Blind Small-eared Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

slender facelina

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blind Small-eared Shrew	slender facelina
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.

slender facelina

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.