Blind Small-eared Shrew vs Boreal Red-Backed Vole

Cryptotis niausa compared with Myodes gapperi

Key Differences

• Blind Small-eared Shrew is Data Deficient while Boreal Red-Backed Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Boreal Red-Backed Vole
Kingdom same	Animalia (动物界)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum same	Chordata (脊索动物门)	Chordata (脊索动物门)
Class same	Mammalia (哺乳動物)	Mammalia (哺乳動物)
Order	Soricomorpha (鼩形目)	Rodentia (啮齿目)
Family	Soricidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Cryptotis	Myodes
Species	Cryptotis niausa	Myodes gapperi

Evolutionary Relationship

Blind Small-eared Shrew and Boreal Red-Backed Vole share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (哺乳動物)

Conservation Status

Blind Small-eared Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Boreal Red-Backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Boreal Red-Backed Vole
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.

Boreal Red-Backed Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States.

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.

Boreal Red-Backed Vole

The Boreal Red-backed Vole (Myodes gapperi) is a species in the genus Myodes. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.