Blind Small-eared Shrew vs Orange Tooth

Cryptotis niausa compared with Hydnellum aurantiacum

Key Differences

• Blind Small-eared Shrew is Data Deficient while Orange Tooth is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Orange Tooth
Kingdom	Animalia (動物)	Fungi (菌界)
Phylum	Chordata (脊索動物)	Basidiomycota (担子菌門)
Class	Mammalia (哺乳類)	Agaricomycetes (真正担子菌綱)
Order	Soricomorpha (トガリネズミ目)	Thelephorales (イボタケ目)
Family	Soricidae	Bankeraceae
Genus	Cryptotis	Hydnellum
Species	Cryptotis niausa	Hydnellum aurantiacum

Conservation Status

Blind Small-eared Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Orange Tooth

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Orange 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.

Orange Tooth

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Endangered 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.