Blind Small-eared Shrew vs yellowtop

Cryptotis niausa compared with Flaveria linearis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blind Small-eared Shrew	yellowtop
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Soricidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Cryptotis	Flaveria
Species	Cryptotis niausa	Flaveria linearis

Conservation Status

Blind Small-eared Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

yellowtop

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blind Small-eared Shrew	yellowtop
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.

yellowtop

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Cuba and Taiwan.

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.