Blind Small-eared Shrew vs waterbuck

Cryptotis niausa compared with Kobus ellipsiprymnus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blind Small-eared Shrew	waterbuck
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Soricidae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Cryptotis	Kobus
Species	Cryptotis niausa	Kobus ellipsiprymnus

Evolutionary Relationship

Blind Small-eared Shrew and waterbuck share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Blind Small-eared Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

waterbuck

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blind Small-eared Shrew	waterbuck
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.

waterbuck

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in South Africa.

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.