Blind Small-eared Shrew vs Small Yellow Foxglove

Cryptotis niausa compared with Digitalis lutea

Key Differences

• Blind Small-eared Shrew is Data Deficient while Small Yellow Foxglove is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Small Yellow Foxglove
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Soricidae	Plantaginaceae
Genus	Cryptotis	Digitalis
Species	Cryptotis niausa	Digitalis lutea

Conservation Status

Blind Small-eared Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Small Yellow Foxglove

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Small Yellow Foxglove
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.

Small Yellow Foxglove

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (10 countries), and North America (Canada, 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.