Blind Small-eared Shrew vs Curled Thistle

Cryptotis niausa compared with Carduus crispus

Key Differences

• Blind Small-eared Shrew is Data Deficient while Curled Thistle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Curled Thistle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Soricidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Cryptotis	Carduus
Species	Cryptotis niausa	Carduus crispus

Conservation Status

Blind Small-eared Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Curled Thistle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Curled Thistle
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.

Curled Thistle

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan, North Korea), Europe (7 countries), and North America (Canada, 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.