Blind Small-eared Shrew vs Lewis's mock orange

Cryptotis niausa compared with Philadelphus lewisii

Key Differences

• Blind Small-eared Shrew is Data Deficient while Lewis's mock orange is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Lewis's mock orange
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Cornales (Cornales)
Family	Soricidae	Hydrangeaceae
Genus	Cryptotis	Philadelphus
Species	Cryptotis niausa	Philadelphus lewisii

Conservation Status

Blind Small-eared Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Lewis's mock orange

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Lewis's mock orange
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.

Lewis's mock orange

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.