Blind Small-eared Shrew vs Multilobed Dandelion

Cryptotis niausa compared with Taraxacum angustisquameum

Key Differences

• Blind Small-eared Shrew is Data Deficient while Multilobed Dandelion is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Multilobed Dandelion
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Soricidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Cryptotis	Taraxacum
Species	Cryptotis niausa	Taraxacum angustisquameum

Conservation Status

Blind Small-eared Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Multilobed Dandelion

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Multilobed Dandelion
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.

Multilobed Dandelion

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.

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.