Blind Small-eared Shrew vs Long-eared Hedgehog

Cryptotis niausa compared with Hemiechinus auritus

Key Differences

• Blind Small-eared Shrew is Data Deficient while Long-eared Hedgehog is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Long-eared Hedgehog
Kingdom same	Animalia (hewan)	Animalia (hewan)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mamalia)	Mammalia (mamalia)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)
Family	Soricidae	Erinaceidae
Genus	Cryptotis	Hemiechinus
Species	Cryptotis niausa	Hemiechinus auritus

Evolutionary Relationship

Blind Small-eared Shrew and Long-eared Hedgehog share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamalia)

Conservation Status

Blind Small-eared Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Long-eared Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Long-eared Hedgehog
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.

Long-eared Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Cyprus, Spain, and Ukraine.

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.