Blind Small-eared Shrew vs Cutnut

Cryptotis niausa compared with Barringtonia edulis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Cutnut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Soricidae	Lecythidaceae
Genus	Cryptotis	Barringtonia
Species	Cryptotis niausa	Barringtonia edulis

Conservation Status

Blind Small-eared Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Cutnut

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Cutnut
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.

Cutnut

Habitat

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

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.