Blind Small-eared Shrew vs Pitch canker

Cryptotis niausa compared with Fusarium circinatum

Key Differences

• Blind Small-eared Shrew is Data Deficient while Pitch canker is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Pitch canker
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Hypocreales (Hypocreales)
Family	Soricidae	Nectriaceae
Genus	Cryptotis	Fusarium
Species	Cryptotis niausa	Fusarium circinatum

Conservation Status

Blind Small-eared Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Pitch canker

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Pitch canker
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.

Pitch canker

Habitat

Native to Africa and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, South Africa, 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.