Blind Small-eared Shrew vs Foxtail copperleaf

Cryptotis niausa compared with Acalypha alopecuroidea

Key Differences

• Blind Small-eared Shrew is Data Deficient while Foxtail copperleaf is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Foxtail copperleaf
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Soricidae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Cryptotis	Acalypha
Species	Cryptotis niausa	Acalypha alopecuroidea

Conservation Status

Blind Small-eared Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Foxtail copperleaf

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Foxtail copperleaf
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.

Foxtail copperleaf

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Oceanian biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, El Salvador, Honduras, Samoa, and 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.