Blind Small-eared Shrew vs Ebony Cup

Cryptotis niausa compared with Pseudoplectania nigrella

Key Differences

• Blind Small-eared Shrew is Data Deficient while Ebony Cup is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Ebony Cup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Soricidae	Sarcosomataceae
Genus	Cryptotis	Pseudoplectania
Species	Cryptotis niausa	Pseudoplectania nigrella

Conservation Status

Blind Small-eared Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Ebony Cup

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Ebony Cup
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.

Ebony Cup

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and 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.