Blind Small-eared Shrew vs Cyprus Vetch

Cryptotis niausa compared with Lathyrus ochrus

Key Differences

• Blind Small-eared Shrew is Data Deficient while Cyprus Vetch is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Cyprus Vetch
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Soricidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Cryptotis	Lathyrus
Species	Cryptotis niausa	Lathyrus ochrus

Conservation Status

Blind Small-eared Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Cyprus Vetch

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Cyprus Vetch
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.

Cyprus Vetch

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Cyprus, Japan), Europe (10 countries), and South America (Brazil).

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.