Blind Small-eared Shrew vs Sumatran scleria

Cryptotis niausa compared with Scleria sumatrensis

Key Differences

• Blind Small-eared Shrew is Data Deficient while Sumatran scleria is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Sumatran scleria
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Soricidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Cryptotis	Scleria
Species	Cryptotis niausa	Scleria sumatrensis

Conservation Status

Blind Small-eared Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Sumatran scleria

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Sumatran scleria
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.

Sumatran scleria

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Taiwan.

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.