Blind Small-eared Shrew vs Fountain Apple-Moss

Cryptotis niausa compared with Philonotis fontana

Key Differences

• Blind Small-eared Shrew is Data Deficient while Fountain Apple-Moss is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Fountain Apple-Moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Bartramiales (Bartramiales)
Family	Soricidae	Bartramiaceae
Genus	Cryptotis	Philonotis
Species	Cryptotis niausa	Philonotis fontana

Conservation Status

Blind Small-eared Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Fountain Apple-Moss

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Fountain Apple-Moss
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.

Fountain Apple-Moss

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), 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.