Blind Small-eared Shrew vs Fungus

Cryptotis niausa compared with Septoria passiflorae

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Fungus
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Dothideomycetes (Dothideomycetes)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Mycosphaerellales (Mycosphaerellales)
Family	Soricidae	Mycosphaerellaceae
Genus	Cryptotis	Septoria
Species	Cryptotis niausa	Septoria passiflorae

Conservation Status

Blind Small-eared Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Fungus

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Fungus
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.

Fungus

Habitat

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

Range

Found in 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.