Blind Small-eared Shrew vs Tormentil Mining Bee

Cryptotis niausa compared with Andrena tarsata

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Tormentil Mining 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	Andrenidae
Genus	Cryptotis	Andrena
Species	Cryptotis niausa	Andrena tarsata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Blind Small-eared Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Tormentil Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Tormentil Mining 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.

Tormentil Mining Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

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.