Blind Small-eared Shrew vs tiny door snail

Cryptotis niausa compared with Clausilia rugosa

Key Differences

• Blind Small-eared Shrew is Data Deficient while tiny door snail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blind Small-eared Shrew	tiny door snail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)
Family	Soricidae	Clausiliidae
Genus	Cryptotis	Clausilia
Species	Cryptotis niausa	Clausilia rugosa

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Blind Small-eared Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

tiny door snail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blind Small-eared Shrew	tiny door snail
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.

tiny door snail

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Norway.

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.