Eastern Cordillera Small-footed Shrew vs Flag Iris

Cryptotis brachyonyx compared with Iris pseudacorus

Key Differences

• Eastern Cordillera Small-footed Shrew is Data Deficient while Flag Iris is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Cordillera Small-footed Shrew	Flag Iris
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Mantodea (Mantodea)
Family	Soricidae	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Cryptotis	Iris
Species	Cryptotis brachyonyx	Iris pseudacorus

Evolutionary Relationship

Eastern Cordillera Small-footed Shrew and Flag Iris share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Eastern Cordillera Small-footed Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Flag Iris

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Cordillera Small-footed Shrew	Flag Iris
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.

Flag Iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (India, Japan), Europe (7 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (4 countries).