Blind Small-eared Shrew vs Thin Asphodeline

Cryptotis niausa compared with Asphodeline tenuior

Key Differences

• Blind Small-eared Shrew is Data Deficient while Thin Asphodeline is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Thin Asphodeline
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Soricidae	Asphodelaceae
Genus	Cryptotis	Asphodeline
Species	Cryptotis niausa	Asphodeline tenuior

Conservation Status

Blind Small-eared Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Thin Asphodeline

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Thin Asphodeline
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.

Thin Asphodeline

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.