Blind Small-eared Shrew vs Sweetgrass Hydnellum

Cryptotis niausa compared with Hydnellum suaveolens

Key Differences

• Blind Small-eared Shrew is Data Deficient while Sweetgrass Hydnellum is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Sweetgrass Hydnellum
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Soricidae	Bankeraceae
Genus	Cryptotis	Hydnellum
Species	Cryptotis niausa	Hydnellum suaveolens

Conservation Status

Blind Small-eared Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Sweetgrass Hydnellum

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Sweetgrass Hydnellum
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.

Sweetgrass Hydnellum

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, Sweden, 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.