Blind Small-eared Shrew vs

Cryptotis niausa compared with Stemonitopsis gracilis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blind Small-eared Shrew
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Protozoa (protozoa)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mycetozoa
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Myxomycetes (Myxomycetes)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Stemonitidales
Family	Soricidae	Stemonitidaceae
Genus	Cryptotis	Stemonitopsis
Species	Cryptotis niausa	Stemonitopsis gracilis

Conservation Status

Blind Small-eared Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blind Small-eared Shrew
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.

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, Taiwan, 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.

Stemonitopsis gracilis is a slender-stalked myxomycete producing delicate, thread-like sporangia with a graceful columella and fine capillitium, growing on decaying plant material in moist forest habitats. Its fruiting bodies are among the most elegant of all slime mould species. This organism is distributed widely across humid temperate and tropical forests.