Blind Small-eared Shrew vs Irish Pouncewort

Cryptotis niausa compared with Lejeunea hibernica

Key Differences

• Blind Small-eared Shrew is Data Deficient while Irish Pouncewort is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Irish 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 hibernica

Conservation Status

Blind Small-eared Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Irish Pouncewort

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Irish 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.

Irish Pouncewort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Portugal. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.