Blind Small-eared Shrew vs Fused Tooth

Cryptotis niausa compared with Phellodon confluens

Key Differences

• Blind Small-eared Shrew is Data Deficient while Fused Tooth is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Fused Tooth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Soricidae	Thelephoraceae
Genus	Cryptotis	Phellodon
Species	Cryptotis niausa	Phellodon confluens

Conservation Status

Blind Small-eared Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Fused Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Fused Tooth
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.

Fused Tooth

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.