Blind Small-eared Shrew vs Desert Bandicoot

Cryptotis niausa compared with Perameles eremiana

Key Differences

• Blind Small-eared Shrew is Data Deficient while Desert Bandicoot is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Desert Bandicoot
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Peramelemorphia (Peramelemorphia)
Family	Soricidae	Peramelidae
Genus	Cryptotis	Perameles
Species	Cryptotis niausa	Perameles eremiana

Evolutionary Relationship

Blind Small-eared Shrew and Desert Bandicoot share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Blind Small-eared Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Desert Bandicoot

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Desert Bandicoot
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.

Desert Bandicoot

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.