Blind Small-eared Shrew vs Grey Puffball

Cryptotis niausa compared with Bovista plumbea

Key Differences

• Blind Small-eared Shrew is Data Deficient while Grey Puffball is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Grey Puffball
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Soricidae	Lycoperdaceae
Genus	Cryptotis	Bovista
Species	Cryptotis niausa	Bovista plumbea

Conservation Status

Blind Small-eared Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Grey Puffball

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Grey Puffball
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.

Grey Puffball

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

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.