Blind Small-eared Shrew vs large painted-lady

Cryptotis niausa compared with Gladiolus undulatus

Key Differences

• Blind Small-eared Shrew is Data Deficient while large painted-lady is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blind Small-eared Shrew	large painted-lady
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Soricidae	Iridaceae
Genus	Cryptotis	Gladiolus
Species	Cryptotis niausa	Gladiolus undulatus

Conservation Status

Blind Small-eared Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

large painted-lady

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blind Small-eared Shrew	large painted-lady
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.

large painted-lady

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Mauritius), Asia (India), Europe (Portugal), North America (Jamaica), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand).

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.