Blind Small-eared Shrew vs Jackswitch

Cryptotis niausa compared with Corchorus hirsutus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Jackswitch
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Soricidae	Malvaceae
Genus	Cryptotis	Corchorus
Species	Cryptotis niausa	Corchorus hirsutus

Conservation Status

Blind Small-eared Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Jackswitch

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Jackswitch
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.

Jackswitch

Habitat

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

Range

Found in 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.