Blind Small-eared Shrew vs Superb Maya

Cryptotis niausa compared with Miconia superba

Key Differences

• Blind Small-eared Shrew is Data Deficient while Superb Maya is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Superb Maya
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Soricidae	Melastomataceae
Genus	Cryptotis	Miconia
Species	Cryptotis niausa	Miconia superba

Conservation Status

Blind Small-eared Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Superb Maya

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Superb Maya
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.

Superb Maya

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Brazil.

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.