Blind Small-eared Shrew vs Round-Leaf Wintergreen

Cryptotis niausa compared with Pyrola rotundifolia

Key Differences

• Blind Small-eared Shrew is Data Deficient while Round-Leaf Wintergreen is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Round-Leaf Wintergreen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Soricidae	Ericaceae
Genus	Cryptotis	Pyrola
Species	Cryptotis niausa	Pyrola rotundifolia

Conservation Status

Blind Small-eared Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Round-Leaf Wintergreen

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Round-Leaf Wintergreen
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.

Round-Leaf Wintergreen

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.