Blind Small-eared Shrew vs Cupped Ear

Cryptotis niausa compared with Otidea cantharella

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Cupped Ear
Kingdom	Animalia (животные)	Fungi (грибы)
Phylum	Chordata (хордовые)	Ascomycota (аскомицеты)
Class	Mammalia (млекопитающие)	Pezizomycetes (пезизомицеты)
Order	Soricomorpha (землеройкообразные)	Pezizales (пецицевые)
Family	Soricidae	Otideaceae
Genus	Cryptotis	Otidea
Species	Cryptotis niausa	Otidea cantharella

Conservation Status

Blind Small-eared Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Cupped Ear

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Cupped Ear
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.

Cupped Ear

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.