Blind Small-eared Shrew vs Decurrent Mullein

Cryptotis niausa compared with Verbascum decursivum

Key Differences

• Blind Small-eared Shrew is Data Deficient while Decurrent Mullein is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Decurrent Mullein
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Soricidae	Scrophulariaceae
Genus	Cryptotis	Verbascum
Species	Cryptotis niausa	Verbascum decursivum

Conservation Status

Blind Small-eared Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Decurrent Mullein

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Decurrent Mullein
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.

Decurrent Mullein

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.