Blind Small-eared Shrew vs Cryptic Bumblebee

Cryptotis niausa compared with Bombus cryptarum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Cryptic Bumblebee
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (arthropodes)
Class	Mammalia (mammifères)	Insecta (insecte)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Soricidae	Apidae (Bees)
Genus	Cryptotis	Bombus
Species	Cryptotis niausa	Bombus cryptarum

Evolutionary Relationship

Blind Small-eared Shrew and Cryptic Bumblebee share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (animal)

Conservation Status

Blind Small-eared Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Cryptic Bumblebee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Cryptic Bumblebee
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.

Cryptic Bumblebee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

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.