Blind Small-eared Shrew vs Neglected Jurinea

Cryptotis niausa compared with Jurinea praetermissa

Key Differences

• Blind Small-eared Shrew is Data Deficient while Neglected Jurinea is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Neglected Jurinea
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	Jurinea
Species	Cryptotis niausa	Jurinea praetermissa

Conservation Status

Blind Small-eared Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Neglected Jurinea

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Neglected Jurinea
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.

Neglected Jurinea

Habitat

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

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.