Blind Small-eared Shrew vs Smalltooth stingray

Cryptotis niausa compared with Hypanus rudis

Key Differences

• Blind Small-eared Shrew is Data Deficient while Smalltooth stingray is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Smalltooth stingray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Soricidae	Dasyatidae
Genus	Cryptotis	Hypanus
Species	Cryptotis niausa	Hypanus rudis

Evolutionary Relationship

Blind Small-eared Shrew and Smalltooth stingray share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Blind Small-eared Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Smalltooth stingray

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Smalltooth stingray
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.

Smalltooth stingray

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.