Blind Small-eared Shrew vs Tiny Mycocalia

Cryptotis niausa compared with Mycocalia minutissima

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Tiny Mycocalia
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Soricidae	Agaricaceae (Agarics)
Genus	Cryptotis	Mycocalia
Species	Cryptotis niausa	Mycocalia minutissima

Conservation Status

Blind Small-eared Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Tiny Mycocalia

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Tiny Mycocalia
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.

Tiny Mycocalia

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.