Blind Small-eared Shrew vs Ruby Bolete

Cryptotis niausa compared with Hortiboletus rubellus

Key Differences

• Blind Small-eared Shrew is Data Deficient while Ruby Bolete is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Ruby Bolete
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Soricidae	Boletaceae
Genus	Cryptotis	Hortiboletus
Species	Cryptotis niausa	Hortiboletus rubellus

Conservation Status

Blind Small-eared Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Ruby Bolete

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Ruby Bolete
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.

Ruby Bolete

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and 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.