Blind Small-eared Shrew vs Blue-Foot

Cryptotis niausa compared with Psilocybe caerulipes

Key Differences

  • Blind Small-eared Shrew is Data Deficient while Blue-Foot is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Blind Small-eared Shrew Blue-Foot
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha) Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family Soricidae Hymenogastraceae
Genus Cryptotis Psilocybe
Species Cryptotis niausa Psilocybe caerulipes

Conservation Status

Blind Small-eared Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Blue-Foot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Blind Small-eared Shrew Blue-Foot
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.

Blue-Foot

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil 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.

Blue-Foot

The Blue Foot (Psilocybe caerulipes) is a species in the genus Psilocybe. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

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