Blind Small-eared Shrew vs Scandinavian Small-Reed

Cryptotis niausa compared with Calamagrostis purpurea

Key Differences

• Blind Small-eared Shrew is Data Deficient while Scandinavian Small-Reed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Scandinavian Small-Reed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Soricidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Cryptotis	Calamagrostis
Species	Cryptotis niausa	Calamagrostis purpurea

Conservation Status

Blind Small-eared Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Scandinavian Small-Reed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Scandinavian Small-Reed
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.

Scandinavian Small-Reed

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Iceland, Norway, 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.