Blind Small-eared Shrew vs Bristlecone Pine

Cryptotis niausa compared with Pinus longaeva

Key Differences

• Blind Small-eared Shrew is Data Deficient while Bristlecone Pine is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Bristlecone Pine
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Coniferophyta (Conifers)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pinopsida (Conifers)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Pinales (Pines & Allies)
Family	Soricidae	Pinaceae (Pine Family)
Genus	Cryptotis	Pinus (Pines)
Species	Cryptotis niausa	Pinus longaeva

Conservation Status

Blind Small-eared Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Bristlecone Pine

LC — Least Concern

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Bristlecone Pine
Diet	—	Autotroph
Average Lifespan	—	5000 years
Average Length	—	15.0 m
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blind Small-eared Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

Bristlecone Pine

Habitat

Typically found in temperate and boreal forests, often at higher elevations.

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.

Bristlecone Pine

The oldest known living individual tree on Earth, the Great Basin bristlecone pine can live over 5,000 years in the harsh, windswept subalpine environments of the White Mountains of California and the Great Basin region. Their extreme longevity is linked to slow metabolism, dense resinous wood resistant to decay and insects, and harsh high-altitude conditions that limit competition. Tree ring records from bristlecone pines have provided an invaluable climate proxy record extending back thousands of years.