Blind Small-eared Shrew vs Red Balau

Cryptotis niausa compared with Shorea guiso

Key Differences

• Blind Small-eared Shrew is Data Deficient while Red Balau is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Red Balau
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Soricidae	Dipterocarpaceae
Genus	Cryptotis	Shorea
Species	Cryptotis niausa	Shorea guiso

Conservation Status

Blind Small-eared Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Red Balau

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Red Balau
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.

Red Balau

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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.