Blind Small-eared Shrew vs Maui's paddle

Cryptotis niausa compared with Elaphoglossum crassicaule

Key Differences

• Blind Small-eared Shrew is Data Deficient while Maui's paddle is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Maui's paddle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Soricidae	Dryopteridaceae
Genus	Cryptotis	Elaphoglossum
Species	Cryptotis niausa	Elaphoglossum crassicaule

Conservation Status

Blind Small-eared Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Maui's paddle

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Maui's paddle
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.

Maui's paddle

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

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.