Blind Small-eared Shrew vs Pouch Cup

Cryptotis niausa compared with Peziza saccardoana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Pouch Cup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Soricidae	Pezizaceae
Genus	Cryptotis	Peziza
Species	Cryptotis niausa	Peziza saccardoana

Conservation Status

Blind Small-eared Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Pouch Cup

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Pouch Cup
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.

Pouch Cup

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Norway.

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.