Blind Small-eared Shrew vs Yellow Carnival Candy Slime

Cryptotis niausa compared with Arcyria obvelata

Key Differences

• Blind Small-eared Shrew is Data Deficient while Yellow Carnival Candy Slime is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Yellow Carnival Candy Slime
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Protozoa (protozoa)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mycetozoa
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Myxomycetes (Myxomycetes)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Trichiales (Trichiales)
Family	Soricidae	Arcyriaceae
Genus	Cryptotis	Arcyria
Species	Cryptotis niausa	Arcyria obvelata

Conservation Status

Blind Small-eared Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Yellow Carnival Candy Slime

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Yellow Carnival Candy Slime
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.

Yellow Carnival Candy Slime

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

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.