Blind Small-eared Shrew vs high arctic dandelion

Cryptotis niausa compared with Taraxacum hyparcticum

Key Differences

• Blind Small-eared Shrew is Data Deficient while high arctic dandelion is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blind Small-eared Shrew	high arctic dandelion
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Soricidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Cryptotis	Taraxacum
Species	Cryptotis niausa	Taraxacum hyparcticum

Conservation Status

Blind Small-eared Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

high arctic dandelion

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blind Small-eared Shrew	high arctic dandelion
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.

high arctic dandelion

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Canada.

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.