Blind Small-eared Shrew vs Red Buckeye

Cryptotis niausa compared with Aesculus pavia

Key Differences

• Blind Small-eared Shrew is Data Deficient while Red Buckeye is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Red Buckeye
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Soricidae	Sapindaceae
Genus	Cryptotis	Aesculus
Species	Cryptotis niausa	Aesculus pavia

Conservation Status

Blind Small-eared Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Red Buckeye

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Red Buckeye
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 Buckeye

Habitat

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

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.