Blind Small-eared Shrew vs Flats Silkypuff

Cryptotis niausa compared with Diastella proteoides

Key Differences

• Blind Small-eared Shrew is Data Deficient while Flats Silkypuff is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Flats Silkypuff
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Proteales (Proteales)
Family	Soricidae	Proteaceae
Genus	Cryptotis	Diastella
Species	Cryptotis niausa	Diastella proteoides

Conservation Status

Blind Small-eared Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Flats Silkypuff

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Flats Silkypuff
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.

Flats Silkypuff

Habitat

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

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.