Blind Small-eared Shrew vs Painted Suillus

Cryptotis niausa compared with Suillus spraguei

Key Differences

• Blind Small-eared Shrew is Data Deficient while Painted Suillus is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Painted Suillus
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Soricidae	Suillaceae
Genus	Cryptotis	Suillus
Species	Cryptotis niausa	Suillus spraguei

Conservation Status

Blind Small-eared Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Painted Suillus

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Painted Suillus
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.

Painted Suillus

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across 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.