Arrow-Grass vs Blind Small-eared Shrew

Triglochin maritima compared with Cryptotis niausa

Key Differences

• Arrow-Grass is Near Threatened while Blind Small-eared Shrew is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arrow-Grass	Blind Small-eared Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Alismatales (Alismatales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Juncaginaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Triglochin	Cryptotis
Species	Triglochin maritima	Cryptotis niausa

Conservation Status

Arrow-Grass

NT — Near Threatened

Blind Small-eared Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arrow-Grass	Blind Small-eared Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arrow-Grass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (Canada, United States). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Blind Small-eared Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

Arrow-Grass

The Arrow-Grass, Triglochin maritima, is a species. It is currently assessed as near threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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.