Blind Small-eared Shrew vs Fringed Cup

Cryptotis niausa compared with Encoelia fimbriata

Key Differences

• Blind Small-eared Shrew is Data Deficient while Fringed Cup is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Fringed Cup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Helotiales (Helotiales)
Family	Soricidae	Cenangiaceae
Genus	Cryptotis	Encoelia
Species	Cryptotis niausa	Encoelia fimbriata

Conservation Status

Blind Small-eared Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Fringed Cup

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Fringed Cup
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.

Fringed Cup

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.