Blind Small-eared Shrew vs Tumbling Puffball

Cryptotis niausa compared with Bovista pila

Key Differences

• Blind Small-eared Shrew is Data Deficient while Tumbling Puffball is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Tumbling Puffball
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Soricidae	Lycoperdaceae
Genus	Cryptotis	Bovista
Species	Cryptotis niausa	Bovista pila

Conservation Status

Blind Small-eared Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Tumbling Puffball

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Tumbling Puffball
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.

Tumbling Puffball

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil 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.