Blind Small-eared Shrew vs Grooved Flax

Cryptotis niausa compared with Linum sulcatum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Grooved Flax
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Soricidae	Linaceae
Genus	Cryptotis	Linum
Species	Cryptotis niausa	Linum sulcatum

Conservation Status

Blind Small-eared Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Grooved Flax

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Grooved Flax
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.

Grooved Flax

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.