Blind Small-eared Shrew vs marsh dock

Cryptotis niausa compared with Rumex palustris

Key Differences

• Blind Small-eared Shrew is Data Deficient while marsh dock is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blind Small-eared Shrew	marsh dock
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Soricidae	Polygonaceae
Genus	Cryptotis	Rumex
Species	Cryptotis niausa	Rumex palustris

Conservation Status

Blind Small-eared Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

marsh dock

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blind Small-eared Shrew	marsh dock
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.

marsh dock

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries).

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.