Blind Small-eared Shrew vs Fuzzy flatsedge

Cryptotis niausa compared with Cyperus pilosus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Fuzzy 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 pilosus

Conservation Status

Blind Small-eared Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Fuzzy flatsedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Fuzzy 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.

Fuzzy flatsedge

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Fiji, Samoa, Singapore, Taiwan, 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.