Blind Small-eared Shrew vs Yellow-Stemmed Micropore

Cryptotis niausa compared with Microporus xanthopus

Key Differences

• Blind Small-eared Shrew is Data Deficient while Yellow-Stemmed Micropore is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Yellow-Stemmed Micropore
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Soricidae	Cydnidae
Genus	Cryptotis	Microporus
Species	Cryptotis niausa	Microporus xanthopus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Blind Small-eared Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Yellow-Stemmed Micropore

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Yellow-Stemmed Micropore
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.

Yellow-Stemmed Micropore

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in 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.