Blind Small-eared Shrew vs One-Glumed Spike-Rush

Cryptotis niausa compared with Eleocharis uniglumis

Key Differences

• Blind Small-eared Shrew is Data Deficient while One-Glumed Spike-Rush is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blind Small-eared Shrew	One-Glumed Spike-Rush
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Soricidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Cryptotis	Eleocharis
Species	Cryptotis niausa	Eleocharis uniglumis

Conservation Status

Blind Small-eared Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

One-Glumed Spike-Rush

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blind Small-eared Shrew	One-Glumed Spike-Rush
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-Glumed Spike-Rush

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (Canada).

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.