Blind Small-eared Shrew vs False Oat-Grass Smut

Cryptotis niausa compared with Urocystis avenae-elatioris

Key Differences

• Blind Small-eared Shrew is Data Deficient while False Oat-Grass Smut is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blind Small-eared Shrew	False Oat-Grass Smut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Ustilaginomycetes (Ustilaginomycetes)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Urocystidales (Urocystidales)
Family	Soricidae	Urocystidaceae
Genus	Cryptotis	Urocystis
Species	Cryptotis niausa	Urocystis avenae-elatioris

Conservation Status

Blind Small-eared Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

False Oat-Grass Smut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blind Small-eared Shrew	False Oat-Grass Smut
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.

False Oat-Grass Smut

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.