Blind Small-eared Shrew vs flat-leaved scalewort

Cryptotis niausa compared with Radula complanata

Key Differences

• Blind Small-eared Shrew is Data Deficient while flat-leaved scalewort is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blind Small-eared Shrew	flat-leaved scalewort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Porellales (Porellales)
Family	Soricidae	Radulaceae
Genus	Cryptotis	Radula
Species	Cryptotis niausa	Radula complanata

Conservation Status

Blind Small-eared Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

flat-leaved scalewort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blind Small-eared Shrew	flat-leaved scalewort
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.

flat-leaved scalewort

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (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.