Blind Small-eared Shrew vs mountain mare's-tail

Cryptotis niausa compared with Hippuris montana

Key Differences

• Blind Small-eared Shrew is Data Deficient while mountain mare's-tail is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blind Small-eared Shrew	mountain mare's-tail
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Soricidae	Plantaginaceae
Genus	Cryptotis	Hippuris
Species	Cryptotis niausa	Hippuris montana

Conservation Status

Blind Small-eared Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

mountain mare's-tail

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blind Small-eared Shrew	mountain mare's-tail
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.

mountain mare's-tail

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and Norway.

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.