Blind Small-eared Shrew vs Decumbent Trillium

Cryptotis niausa compared with Trillium decumbens

Key Differences

• Blind Small-eared Shrew is Data Deficient while Decumbent Trillium is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Decumbent Trillium
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Liliales (Liliales)
Family	Soricidae	Melanthiaceae
Genus	Cryptotis	Trillium
Species	Cryptotis niausa	Trillium decumbens

Conservation Status

Blind Small-eared Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Decumbent Trillium

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Decumbent Trillium
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.

Decumbent Trillium

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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.