Blind Small-eared Shrew vs Holt's Pouncewort

Cryptotis niausa compared with Lejeunea eckloniana

Key Differences

• Blind Small-eared Shrew is Data Deficient while Holt's Pouncewort is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Holt's Pouncewort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Porellales (Porellales)
Family	Soricidae	Lejeuneaceae
Genus	Cryptotis	Lejeunea
Species	Cryptotis niausa	Lejeunea eckloniana

Conservation Status

Blind Small-eared Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Holt's Pouncewort

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Holt's Pouncewort
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.

Holt's Pouncewort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Portugal.

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.