Blind Small-eared Shrew vs New Forest Beech-Lichen

Cryptotis niausa compared with Enterographa elaborata

Key Differences

• Blind Small-eared Shrew is Data Deficient while New Forest Beech-Lichen is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blind Small-eared Shrew	New Forest Beech-Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Arthoniomycetes (Arthoniomycetes)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Arthoniales (Arthoniales)
Family	Soricidae	Roccellaceae
Genus	Cryptotis	Enterographa
Species	Cryptotis niausa	Enterographa elaborata

Conservation Status

Blind Small-eared Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

New Forest Beech-Lichen

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blind Small-eared Shrew	New Forest Beech-Lichen
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.

New Forest Beech-Lichen

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Portugal. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.