Blind Small-eared Shrew vs Throat botfly

Cryptotis niausa compared with Gasterophilus nasalis

Key Differences

• Blind Small-eared Shrew is Data Deficient while Throat botfly is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Throat botfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Soricidae	Oestridae
Genus	Cryptotis	Gasterophilus
Species	Cryptotis niausa	Gasterophilus nasalis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Blind Small-eared Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Throat botfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Throat botfly
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.

Throat botfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and 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.