Blind Small-eared Shrew vs Minute duckweed

Cryptotis niausa compared with Lemna minuta

Key Differences

• Blind Small-eared Shrew is Data Deficient while Minute duckweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Minute duckweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Soricidae	Araceae
Genus	Cryptotis	Lemna
Species	Cryptotis niausa	Lemna minuta

Conservation Status

Blind Small-eared Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Minute duckweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Minute duckweed
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.

Minute duckweed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (22 countries), North America (Canada), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia