Blind Small-eared Shrew vs White Star Apple

Cryptotis niausa compared with Gambeya albida

Key Differences

• Blind Small-eared Shrew is Data Deficient while White Star Apple is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blind Small-eared Shrew	White Star Apple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Soricidae	Sapotaceae
Genus	Cryptotis	Gambeya
Species	Cryptotis niausa	Gambeya albida

Conservation Status

Blind Small-eared Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

White Star Apple

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blind Small-eared Shrew	White Star Apple
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.

White Star Apple

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Guinea. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.