Blind Small-eared Shrew vs Keeled wormseed

Cryptotis niausa compared with Dysphania carinata

Key Differences

• Blind Small-eared Shrew is Data Deficient while Keeled wormseed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Keeled wormseed
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	Dysphania
Species	Cryptotis niausa	Dysphania carinata

Conservation Status

Blind Small-eared Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Keeled wormseed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Keeled wormseed
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.

Keeled wormseed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa, Zimbabwe), Asia (India, Saudi Arabia), Europe (4 countries), and North America (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.