Blind Small-eared Shrew vs Tufted Foxtail

Cryptotis niausa compared with Alopecurus carolinianus

Key Differences

• Blind Small-eared Shrew is Data Deficient while Tufted Foxtail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Tufted Foxtail
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Soricidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Cryptotis	Alopecurus
Species	Cryptotis niausa	Alopecurus carolinianus

Conservation Status

Blind Small-eared Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Tufted Foxtail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Tufted Foxtail
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.

Tufted Foxtail

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Canada, France, Netherlands, and United Kingdom.

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.