Blind Small-eared Shrew vs Smooth Stonewort

Cryptotis niausa compared with Nitella flexilis

Key Differences

• Blind Small-eared Shrew is Data Deficient while Smooth Stonewort is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Smooth Stonewort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Charophyta (Charophyta)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Charophyceae (Charophyceae)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Charales (Charales)
Family	Soricidae	Characeae
Genus	Cryptotis	Nitella
Species	Cryptotis niausa	Nitella flexilis

Conservation Status

Blind Small-eared Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Smooth Stonewort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Smooth Stonewort
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.

Smooth Stonewort

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, 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.