Eastern Cordillera Small-footed Shrew vs Fishtail Cup

Cryptotis brachyonyx compared with Gyromitra leucoxantha

Key Differences

• Eastern Cordillera Small-footed Shrew is Data Deficient while Fishtail Cup is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Cordillera Small-footed Shrew	Fishtail Cup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Soricidae	Discinaceae
Genus	Cryptotis	Gyromitra
Species	Cryptotis brachyonyx	Gyromitra leucoxantha

Conservation Status

Eastern Cordillera Small-footed Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Fishtail Cup

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Cordillera Small-footed Shrew	Fishtail Cup
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.

Fishtail Cup

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

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