Blind Small-eared Shrew vs Scarlet Oak

Cryptotis niausa compared with Quercus coccinea

Key Differences

• Blind Small-eared Shrew is Data Deficient while Scarlet Oak is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Scarlet Oak
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)
Family	Soricidae	Fagaceae (Beech Family)
Genus	Cryptotis	Quercus (Oaks)
Species	Cryptotis niausa	Quercus coccinea

Conservation Status

Blind Small-eared Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Scarlet Oak

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Scarlet Oak
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.

Scarlet Oak

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil 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.