Blind Small-eared Shrew vs Gray Elm

Cryptotis niausa compared with Ulmus rubra

Key Differences

• Blind Small-eared Shrew is Data Deficient while Gray Elm is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Gray Elm
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Soricidae	Ulmaceae
Genus	Cryptotis	Ulmus
Species	Cryptotis niausa	Ulmus rubra

Conservation Status

Blind Small-eared Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Gray Elm

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Gray Elm
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.

Gray Elm

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada 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.