Blind Small-eared Shrew vs Prickly Sedge

Cryptotis niausa compared with Carex spicata

Key Differences

• Blind Small-eared Shrew is Data Deficient while Prickly Sedge is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Prickly Sedge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Soricidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Cryptotis	Carex
Species	Cryptotis niausa	Carex spicata

Conservation Status

Blind Small-eared Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Prickly Sedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Prickly Sedge
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.

Prickly Sedge

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (Canada, 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.