Blind Small-eared Shrew vs pygmy arrowhead

Cryptotis niausa compared with Sagittaria pygmaea

Key Differences

• Blind Small-eared Shrew is Data Deficient while pygmy arrowhead is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blind Small-eared Shrew	pygmy arrowhead
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Soricidae	Alismataceae
Genus	Cryptotis	Sagittaria
Species	Cryptotis niausa	Sagittaria pygmaea

Conservation Status

Blind Small-eared Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

pygmy arrowhead

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blind Small-eared Shrew	pygmy arrowhead
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.

pygmy arrowhead

Habitat

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

Range

Found in 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.