Blind Small-eared Shrew vs Somali Hedgehog

Cryptotis niausa compared with Atelerix sclateri

Key Differences

• Blind Small-eared Shrew is Data Deficient while Somali Hedgehog is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Somali Hedgehog
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)
Family	Soricidae	Erinaceidae
Genus	Cryptotis	Atelerix
Species	Cryptotis niausa	Atelerix sclateri

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Blind Small-eared Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Somali Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Somali Hedgehog
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.

Somali Hedgehog

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.