Blind Small-eared Shrew vs Species code: Hs

Cryptotis niausa compared with Halophila stipulacea

Key Differences

• Blind Small-eared Shrew is Data Deficient while Species code: Hs is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Species code: Hs
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Soricidae	Hydrocharitaceae
Genus	Cryptotis	Halophila
Species	Cryptotis niausa	Halophila stipulacea

Conservation Status

Blind Small-eared Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Species code: Hs

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Species code: Hs
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.

Species code: Hs

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Egypt, Libya, Tunisia), Asia (4 countries), Europe (5 countries), and North America (Dominica, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines).

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.