Blind Small-eared Shrew vs Ragged Pseudocyphellaria

Cryptotis niausa compared with Pseudocyphellaria lacerata

Key Differences

• Blind Small-eared Shrew is Data Deficient while Ragged Pseudocyphellaria is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Ragged Pseudocyphellaria
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Peltigerales (Peltigerales)
Family	Soricidae	Lobariaceae
Genus	Cryptotis	Pseudocyphellaria
Species	Cryptotis niausa	Pseudocyphellaria lacerata

Conservation Status

Blind Small-eared Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Ragged Pseudocyphellaria

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Ragged Pseudocyphellaria
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.

Ragged Pseudocyphellaria

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Portugal.

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.