Blind Small-eared Shrew vs Root Rot

Cryptotis niausa compared with Heterobasidion annosum

Key Differences

• Blind Small-eared Shrew is Data Deficient while Root Rot is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Root Rot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Soricidae	Bondarzewiaceae
Genus	Cryptotis	Heterobasidion
Species	Cryptotis niausa	Heterobasidion annosum

Conservation Status

Blind Small-eared Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Root Rot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Root Rot
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 Rot

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Dominican Republic, 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.