Blind Small-eared Shrew vs Fetid Toadshade

Cryptotis niausa compared with Trillium foetidissimum

Key Differences

• Blind Small-eared Shrew is Data Deficient while Fetid Toadshade is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Fetid Toadshade
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 foetidissimum

Conservation Status

Blind Small-eared Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Fetid Toadshade

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Fetid Toadshade
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.

Fetid Toadshade

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.