Blind Small-eared Shrew vs Water yam

Cryptotis niausa compared with Dioscorea alata

Key Differences

• Blind Small-eared Shrew is Data Deficient while Water yam is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Water yam
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Soricidae	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Cryptotis	Dioscorea
Species	Cryptotis niausa	Dioscorea alata

Conservation Status

Blind Small-eared Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Water yam

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Water yam
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 yam

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (16 countries), Asia (Maldives, Taiwan), Europe (United Kingdom), North America (13 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (6 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia