Blind Small-eared Shrew vs Slender Ground-hopper

Cryptotis niausa compared with Tetrix subulata

Key Differences

• Blind Small-eared Shrew is Data Deficient while Slender Ground-hopper is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Slender Ground-hopper
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Orthoptera (Orthoptera)
Family	Soricidae	Tetrigidae
Genus	Cryptotis	Tetrix
Species	Cryptotis niausa	Tetrix subulata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Blind Small-eared Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Slender Ground-hopper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Slender Ground-hopper
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 Ground-hopper

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).

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.