Eastern Cordillera Small-footed Shrew vs False Water Rat

Cryptotis brachyonyx compared with Xeromys myoides

Key Differences

• Eastern Cordillera Small-footed Shrew is Data Deficient while False Water Rat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Cordillera Small-footed Shrew	False Water Rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Soricidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Cryptotis	Xeromys
Species	Cryptotis brachyonyx	Xeromys myoides

Evolutionary Relationship

Eastern Cordillera Small-footed Shrew and False Water Rat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Eastern Cordillera Small-footed Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

False Water Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Cordillera Small-footed Shrew	False Water Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Cordillera Small-footed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

False Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.