Blind Small-eared Shrew vs Orange Disco

Cryptotis niausa compared with Aleurodiscus amorphus

Key Differences

• Blind Small-eared Shrew is Data Deficient while Orange Disco is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Orange Disco
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Soricidae	Stereaceae
Genus	Cryptotis	Aleurodiscus
Species	Cryptotis niausa	Aleurodiscus amorphus

Conservation Status

Blind Small-eared Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Orange Disco

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Orange Disco
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.

Orange Disco

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Taiwan, 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.