Black-Veined White vs Blind Small-eared Shrew

Aporia crataegi compared with Cryptotis niausa

Key Differences

• Black-Veined White is Endangered while Blind Small-eared Shrew is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-Veined White	Blind Small-eared Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (artrópode)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Insecta (inseto)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Pieridae	Soricidae
Genus	Aporia	Cryptotis
Species	Aporia crataegi	Cryptotis niausa

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-Veined White and Blind Small-eared Shrew share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Black-Veined White

EN — Endangered

Blind Small-eared Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-Veined White	Blind Small-eared Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-Veined White

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and boreal forests and taiga, among 9 distinct biome types within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found across Asia (Cyprus) and Europe (39 countries). Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Blind Small-eared Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

Black-Veined White

Black-Veined White (Aporia crataegi) está classificado como Em Perigo (EN) na Lista Vermelha da IUCN. Apresenta alto risco de extinção na natureza, com declínio populacional significativo e ameaças contínuas à sua sobrevivência.

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.