Blind Small-eared Shrew vs Lange's sedge

Cryptotis niausa compared with Carex langeana

Key Differences

• Blind Small-eared Shrew is Data Deficient while Lange's sedge is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Lange's sedge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Soricidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Cryptotis	Carex
Species	Cryptotis niausa	Carex langeana

Conservation Status

Blind Small-eared Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Lange's sedge

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Lange's sedge
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.

Lange's sedge

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found in Canada.

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.