Blind Small-eared Shrew vs Longawn Muhly

Cryptotis niausa compared with Muhlenbergia spiciformis

Key Differences

• Blind Small-eared Shrew is Data Deficient while Longawn Muhly is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Longawn Muhly
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Soricidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Cryptotis	Muhlenbergia
Species	Cryptotis niausa	Muhlenbergia spiciformis

Conservation Status

Blind Small-eared Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Longawn Muhly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Longawn Muhly
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.

Longawn Muhly

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Cuba.

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.