Blind Small-eared Shrew vs Pennsylvania everlasting

Cryptotis niausa compared with Gamochaeta pensylvanica

Key Differences

  • Blind Small-eared Shrew is Data Deficient while Pennsylvania everlasting is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Blind Small-eared Shrew Pennsylvania everlasting
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha) Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family Soricidae Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus Cryptotis Gamochaeta
Species Cryptotis niausa Gamochaeta pensylvanica

Conservation Status

Blind Small-eared Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Pennsylvania everlasting

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Blind Small-eared Shrew Pennsylvania everlasting
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.

Pennsylvania everlasting

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Eswatini, South Africa), Asia (Israel, Nepal, United Arab Emirates), Europe (9 countries), North America (4 countries), and South America (Brazil).

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.

Pennsylvania everlasting

No description available.

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