Blind Small-eared Shrew vs Foxtail flatsedge

Cryptotis niausa compared with Cyperus alopecuroides

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Foxtail flatsedge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Soricidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Cryptotis	Cyperus
Species	Cryptotis niausa	Cyperus alopecuroides

Conservation Status

Blind Small-eared Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Foxtail flatsedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Foxtail flatsedge
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 flatsedge

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands and flooded grasslands and savannas within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Egypt, Greece, Japan, 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.