Blind Small-eared Shrew vs Starry Pipewort

Cryptotis niausa compared with Eriocaulon stellulatum

Key Differences

• Blind Small-eared Shrew is Data Deficient while Starry Pipewort is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Starry Pipewort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Soricidae	Eriocaulaceae
Genus	Cryptotis	Eriocaulon
Species	Cryptotis niausa	Eriocaulon stellulatum

Conservation Status

Blind Small-eared Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Starry Pipewort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Starry Pipewort
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.

Starry Pipewort

Habitat

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

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.