Blind Small-eared Shrew vs Tufted Clusterfly

Cryptotis niausa compared with Pollenia pediculata

Key Differences

• Blind Small-eared Shrew is Data Deficient while Tufted Clusterfly is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Tufted Clusterfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Soricidae	Polleniidae
Genus	Cryptotis	Pollenia
Species	Cryptotis niausa	Pollenia pediculata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Blind Small-eared Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Tufted Clusterfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Tufted Clusterfly
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.

Tufted Clusterfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, 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.