Blind Small-eared Shrew vs Large-scaled Amidella

Cryptotis niausa compared with Amanita lepiotoides

Key Differences

• Blind Small-eared Shrew is Data Deficient while Large-scaled Amidella is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Large-scaled Amidella
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Soricidae	Agaricaceae (Agarics)
Genus	Cryptotis	Amanita (Amanitas)
Species	Cryptotis niausa	Amanita lepiotoides

Conservation Status

Blind Small-eared Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Large-scaled Amidella

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Large-scaled Amidella
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-scaled Amidella

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

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.