Blind Small-eared Shrew vs One-Flowered Broomrape

Cryptotis niausa compared with Aphyllon uniflorum

Key Differences

• Blind Small-eared Shrew is Data Deficient while One-Flowered Broomrape is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blind Small-eared Shrew	One-Flowered Broomrape
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Soricidae	Orobanchaceae
Genus	Cryptotis	Aphyllon
Species	Cryptotis niausa	Aphyllon uniflorum

Conservation Status

Blind Small-eared Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

One-Flowered Broomrape

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blind Small-eared Shrew	One-Flowered Broomrape
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.

One-Flowered Broomrape

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, France, and United States.

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.