Blind Small-eared Shrew vs Thin-leaved Centaury

Cryptotis niausa compared with Centaurea leptophylla

Key Differences

• Blind Small-eared Shrew is Data Deficient while Thin-leaved Centaury is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Thin-leaved Centaury
Kingdom	Animalia (สัตว์)	Plantae (พืช)
Phylum	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)	Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)
Order	Soricomorpha (อันดับตุ่น)	Asterales (อันดับทานตะวัน)
Family	Soricidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Cryptotis	Centaurea
Species	Cryptotis niausa	Centaurea leptophylla

Conservation Status

Blind Small-eared Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Thin-leaved Centaury

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Thin-leaved Centaury
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.

Thin-leaved Centaury

Habitat

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

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.