Blind Small-eared Shrew vs rough-leaf hydrangea

Cryptotis niausa compared with Hydrangea aspera

Key Differences

• Blind Small-eared Shrew is Data Deficient while rough-leaf hydrangea is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blind Small-eared Shrew	rough-leaf hydrangea
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Cornales (Cornales)
Family	Soricidae	Hydrangeaceae
Genus	Cryptotis	Hydrangea
Species	Cryptotis niausa	Hydrangea aspera

Conservation Status

Blind Small-eared Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

rough-leaf hydrangea

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blind Small-eared Shrew	rough-leaf hydrangea
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.

rough-leaf hydrangea

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and Taiwan.

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.