Blind Small-eared Shrew vs Indehiscent Amaranth

Cryptotis niausa compared with Amaranthus bouchonii

Key Differences

• Blind Small-eared Shrew is Data Deficient while Indehiscent Amaranth is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Indehiscent Amaranth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Soricidae	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Cryptotis	Amaranthus
Species	Cryptotis niausa	Amaranthus bouchonii

Conservation Status

Blind Small-eared Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Indehiscent Amaranth

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Indehiscent Amaranth
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.

Indehiscent Amaranth

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (17 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.