Blind Small-eared Shrew vs Parasol Tree

Cryptotis niausa compared with Polyscias kikuyuensis

Key Differences

• Blind Small-eared Shrew is Data Deficient while Parasol Tree is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Parasol Tree
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Apiales (Apiales)
Family	Soricidae	Araliaceae
Genus	Cryptotis	Polyscias
Species	Cryptotis niausa	Polyscias kikuyuensis

Conservation Status

Blind Small-eared Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Parasol Tree

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Parasol Tree
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.

Parasol Tree

Habitat

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

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.