Blind Small-eared Shrew vs Loose Starweb

Cryptotis niausa compared with Asterostroma laxum

Key Differences

• Blind Small-eared Shrew is Data Deficient while Loose Starweb is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Loose Starweb
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Soricidae	Peniophoraceae
Genus	Cryptotis	Asterostroma
Species	Cryptotis niausa	Asterostroma laxum

Conservation Status

Blind Small-eared Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Loose Starweb

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Loose Starweb
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.

Loose Starweb

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across 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.