Blind Small-eared Shrew vs Hidden-Fruit Bladderwort

Cryptotis niausa compared with Utricularia geminiscapa

Key Differences

• Blind Small-eared Shrew is Data Deficient while Hidden-Fruit Bladderwort is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Hidden-Fruit Bladderwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Soricidae	Lentibulariaceae
Genus	Cryptotis	Utricularia
Species	Cryptotis niausa	Utricularia geminiscapa

Conservation Status

Blind Small-eared Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Hidden-Fruit Bladderwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Hidden-Fruit Bladderwort
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.

Hidden-Fruit Bladderwort

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.