Blind Small-eared Shrew vs Mountain Plum Pine

Cryptotis niausa compared with Podocarpus lawrencei

Key Differences

• Blind Small-eared Shrew is Data Deficient while Mountain Plum Pine is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Mountain Plum Pine
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Coniferophyta (Conifers)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pinopsida (Conifers)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Pinales (Pines & Allies)
Family	Soricidae	Podocarpaceae
Genus	Cryptotis	Podocarpus
Species	Cryptotis niausa	Podocarpus lawrencei

Conservation Status

Blind Small-eared Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Mountain Plum Pine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Mountain Plum Pine
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 Plum Pine

Habitat

Typically found in temperate and boreal forests, often at higher elevations.

Range

Found in 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.