Blind Small-eared Shrew vs thick emarginula

Cryptotis niausa compared with Emarginula crassa

Key Differences

• Blind Small-eared Shrew is Data Deficient while thick emarginula is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blind Small-eared Shrew	thick emarginula
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lepetellida (Lepetellida)
Family	Soricidae	Fissurellidae
Genus	Cryptotis	Emarginula
Species	Cryptotis niausa	Emarginula crassa

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Blind Small-eared Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

thick emarginula

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blind Small-eared Shrew	thick emarginula
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.

thick emarginula

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Africa (Mauritania) and Europe (5 countries).

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.