Blind Small-eared Shrew vs Meadow Phlox

Cryptotis niausa compared with Phlox maculata

Key Differences

• Blind Small-eared Shrew is Data Deficient while Meadow Phlox is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Meadow Phlox
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Soricidae	Polemoniaceae
Genus	Cryptotis	Phlox
Species	Cryptotis niausa	Phlox maculata

Conservation Status

Blind Small-eared Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Meadow Phlox

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Meadow Phlox
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.

Meadow Phlox

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Canada, Norway, and United States.

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.