Blind Small-eared Shrew vs Lake Keepit Hakea

Cryptotis niausa compared with Hakea pulvinifera

Key Differences

• Blind Small-eared Shrew is Data Deficient while Lake Keepit Hakea is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Lake Keepit Hakea
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Proteales (Proteales)
Family	Soricidae	Proteaceae
Genus	Cryptotis	Hakea
Species	Cryptotis niausa	Hakea pulvinifera

Conservation Status

Blind Small-eared Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Lake Keepit Hakea

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Lake Keepit Hakea
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.

Lake Keepit Hakea

Habitat

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

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.