Blind Small-eared Shrew vs Western Spectre

Cryptotis niausa compared with Boyeria irene

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Western Spectre
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Soricidae	Aeshnidae
Genus	Cryptotis	Boyeria
Species	Cryptotis niausa	Boyeria irene

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Blind Small-eared Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Western Spectre

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Western Spectre
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.

Western Spectre

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.