Blind Small-eared Shrew vs pecan-nut

Cryptotis niausa compared with Carya illinoinensis

Key Differences

• Blind Small-eared Shrew is Data Deficient while pecan-nut is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blind Small-eared Shrew	pecan-nut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)
Family	Soricidae	Juglandaceae
Genus	Cryptotis	Carya
Species	Cryptotis niausa	Carya illinoinensis

Conservation Status

Blind Small-eared Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

pecan-nut

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blind Small-eared Shrew	pecan-nut
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.

pecan-nut

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Taiwan.

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.