Blind Small-eared Shrew vs Chinese Elm

Cryptotis niausa compared with Ulmus pumila

Key Differences

• Blind Small-eared Shrew is Data Deficient while Chinese Elm is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Chinese Elm
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Soricidae	Ulmaceae
Genus	Cryptotis	Ulmus
Species	Cryptotis niausa	Ulmus pumila

Conservation Status

Blind Small-eared Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Chinese Elm

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Chinese Elm
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.

Chinese Elm

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Libya), Asia (Japan), Europe (11 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Argentina).

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.

Chinese Elm

The Chinese Elm (Ulmus pumila) is a species in the genus Ulmus. Native to Argentina, Canada, Estonia, Hungary, and Italy.