Blind Small-eared Shrew vs Galapagos Bean

Cryptotis niausa compared with Phaseolus mollis

Key Differences

• Blind Small-eared Shrew is Data Deficient while Galapagos Bean is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Galapagos Bean
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Soricidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Cryptotis	Phaseolus
Species	Cryptotis niausa	Phaseolus mollis

Conservation Status

Blind Small-eared Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Galapagos Bean

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Galapagos Bean
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.

Galapagos Bean

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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.