Blind Small-eared Shrew vs Hintapink

Cryptotis niausa compared with Russula paludosa

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Hintapink
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Soricidae	Russulaceae
Genus	Cryptotis	Russula
Species	Cryptotis niausa	Russula paludosa

Conservation Status

Blind Small-eared Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Hintapink

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Hintapink
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.

Hintapink

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (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.