Blind Small-eared Shrew vs Sweat Bee

Cryptotis niausa compared with Lasioglossum leucozonium

Key Differences

• Blind Small-eared Shrew is Data Deficient while Sweat Bee is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Sweat Bee
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Soricidae	Halictidae
Genus	Cryptotis	Lasioglossum
Species	Cryptotis niausa	Lasioglossum leucozonium

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Blind Small-eared Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Sweat Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Sweat Bee
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.

Sweat Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Tanzania), 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.