Blind Small-eared Shrew vs Field Fleawort

Cryptotis niausa compared with Tephroseris integrifolia

Key Differences

• Blind Small-eared Shrew is Data Deficient while Field Fleawort is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Field Fleawort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Soricidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Cryptotis	Tephroseris
Species	Cryptotis niausa	Tephroseris integrifolia

Conservation Status

Blind Small-eared Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Field Fleawort

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Field Fleawort
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.

Field Fleawort

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.