Blind Small-eared Shrew vs Borneo Fruit Bat

Cryptotis niausa compared with Aethalops aequalis

Key Differences

• Blind Small-eared Shrew is Data Deficient while Borneo Fruit Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Borneo Fruit Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mammifères)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Soricidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Cryptotis	Aethalops
Species	Cryptotis niausa	Aethalops aequalis

Evolutionary Relationship

Blind Small-eared Shrew and Borneo Fruit Bat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mammifères)

Conservation Status

Blind Small-eared Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Borneo Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Borneo Fruit Bat
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.

Borneo Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.

Borneo Fruit Bat

The Borneo Fruit Bat (Aethalops aequalis) is a species in the genus Aethalops. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.