Blind Small-eared Shrew vs Limestone Violet

Cryptotis niausa compared with Viola calcicola

Key Differences

• Blind Small-eared Shrew is Data Deficient while Limestone Violet is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Limestone Violet
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Soricidae	Violaceae
Genus	Cryptotis	Viola
Species	Cryptotis niausa	Viola calcicola

Conservation Status

Blind Small-eared Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Limestone Violet

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Limestone Violet
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.

Limestone Violet

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.