Blind Small-eared Shrew vs Field Maple

Cryptotis niausa compared with Acer campestre

Key Differences

• Blind Small-eared Shrew is Data Deficient while Field Maple is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Field Maple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Soricidae	Sapindaceae
Genus	Cryptotis	Acer
Species	Cryptotis niausa	Acer campestre

Conservation Status

Blind Small-eared Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Field Maple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Field Maple
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 Maple

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (11 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Brazil).

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.