Blind Small-eared Shrew vs Ochre Bracket

Cryptotis niausa compared with Trametes ochracea

Key Differences

• Blind Small-eared Shrew is Data Deficient while Ochre Bracket is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Ochre Bracket
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Soricidae	Polyporaceae
Genus	Cryptotis	Trametes
Species	Cryptotis niausa	Trametes ochracea

Conservation Status

Blind Small-eared Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Ochre Bracket

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Ochre Bracket
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.

Ochre Bracket

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

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.