Blind Small-eared Shrew vs New Guinea-teak

Cryptotis niausa compared with Vitex cofassus

Key Differences

• Blind Small-eared Shrew is Data Deficient while New Guinea-teak is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blind Small-eared Shrew	New Guinea-teak
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Soricidae	Lamiaceae
Genus	Cryptotis	Vitex
Species	Cryptotis niausa	Vitex cofassus

Conservation Status

Blind Small-eared Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

New Guinea-teak

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blind Small-eared Shrew	New Guinea-teak
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 Guinea-teak

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.