Blind Small-eared Shrew vs Root-headed Centaury

Cryptotis niausa compared with Centaurea rhizocalathium

Key Differences

• Blind Small-eared Shrew is Data Deficient while Root-headed Centaury is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Root-headed Centaury
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Soricidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Cryptotis	Centaurea
Species	Cryptotis niausa	Centaurea rhizocalathium

Conservation Status

Blind Small-eared Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Root-headed Centaury

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Root-headed Centaury
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.

Root-headed Centaury

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.