Blind Small-eared Shrew vs Golden-rumped elephant shrew

Cryptotis niausa compared with Rhynchocyon chrysopygus

Key Differences

• Blind Small-eared Shrew is Data Deficient while Golden-rumped elephant shrew is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Golden-rumped elephant shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mammifères)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Macroscelidea (Macroscelidea)
Family	Soricidae	Macroscelididae
Genus	Cryptotis	Rhynchocyon
Species	Cryptotis niausa	Rhynchocyon chrysopygus

Evolutionary Relationship

Blind Small-eared Shrew and Golden-rumped elephant shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mammifères)

Conservation Status

Blind Small-eared Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Golden-rumped elephant shrew

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Golden-rumped elephant shrew
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.

Golden-rumped elephant shrew

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 5 distinct biome types within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Kenya. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.