Blind Small-eared Shrew vs Woolly Rosette

Cryptotis niausa compared with Cotylidia pannosa

Key Differences

• Blind Small-eared Shrew is Data Deficient while Woolly Rosette is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Woolly Rosette
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Hymenochaetales (Hymenochaetales)
Family	Soricidae	Rickenellaceae
Genus	Cryptotis	Cotylidia
Species	Cryptotis niausa	Cotylidia pannosa

Conservation Status

Blind Small-eared Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Woolly Rosette

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Woolly Rosette
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.

Woolly Rosette

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, 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.