Blind Small-eared Shrew vs hop dodder

Cryptotis niausa compared with Cuscuta lupuliformis

Key Differences

• Blind Small-eared Shrew is Data Deficient while hop dodder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blind Small-eared Shrew	hop dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Soricidae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Cryptotis	Cuscuta
Species	Cryptotis niausa	Cuscuta lupuliformis

Conservation Status

Blind Small-eared Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

hop dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blind Small-eared Shrew	hop dodder
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.

hop dodder

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries).

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.