Blind Small-eared Shrew vs Gut Weed

Cryptotis niausa compared with Ulva intestinalis

Key Differences

• Blind Small-eared Shrew is Data Deficient while Gut Weed is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Gut Weed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Chlorophyta (Chlorophyta)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Ulvophyceae (Ulvophyceae)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Ulvales (Ulvales)
Family	Soricidae	Ulvaceae
Genus	Cryptotis	Ulva
Species	Cryptotis niausa	Ulva intestinalis

Conservation Status

Blind Small-eared Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Gut Weed

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Gut Weed
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.

Gut Weed

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and Oceania, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), 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.