Blind Small-eared Shrew vs Slippery Jack

Cryptotis niausa compared with Suillus luteus

Key Differences

• Blind Small-eared Shrew is Data Deficient while Slippery Jack is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Slippery Jack
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Soricidae	Suillaceae
Genus	Cryptotis	Suillus
Species	Cryptotis niausa	Suillus luteus

Conservation Status

Blind Small-eared Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Slippery Jack

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Slippery Jack
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.

Slippery Jack

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil, Chile).

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.