Blind Small-eared Shrew vs Mindanao Pygmy Fruit Bat

Cryptotis niausa compared with Alionycteris paucidentata

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Mindanao Pygmy Fruit Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (hewan)	Animalia (hewan)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mamalia)	Mammalia (mamalia)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Chiroptera (Kelelawar)
Family	Soricidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Cryptotis	Alionycteris
Species	Cryptotis niausa	Alionycteris paucidentata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Blind Small-eared Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Mindanao Pygmy Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Mindanao Pygmy 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.

Mindanao Pygmy 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.