Blind Small-eared Shrew vs water dock

Cryptotis niausa compared with Rumex aquaticus

Key Differences

• Blind Small-eared Shrew is Data Deficient while water dock is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blind Small-eared Shrew	water dock
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Soricidae	Polygonaceae
Genus	Cryptotis	Rumex
Species	Cryptotis niausa	Rumex aquaticus

Conservation Status

Blind Small-eared Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

water dock

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blind Small-eared Shrew	water dock
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.

water dock

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Asia (India, Japan) and Europe (4 countries).

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.