Blind Small-eared Shrew vs Thrip

Cryptotis niausa compared with Hercinothrips bicinctus

Key Differences

• Blind Small-eared Shrew is Data Deficient while Thrip is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Thrip
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Thysanoptera (Thysanoptera)
Family	Soricidae	Thripidae
Genus	Cryptotis	Hercinothrips
Species	Cryptotis niausa	Hercinothrips bicinctus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Blind Small-eared Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Thrip

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Thrip
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.

Thrip

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (11 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.