Blind Small-eared Shrew vs Spanish Gorse

Cryptotis niausa compared with Genista hispanica

Key Differences

• Blind Small-eared Shrew is Data Deficient while Spanish Gorse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Spanish Gorse
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Soricidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Cryptotis	Genista
Species	Cryptotis niausa	Genista hispanica

Conservation Status

Blind Small-eared Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Spanish Gorse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Spanish Gorse
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.

Spanish Gorse

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, and United Kingdom.

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.