Eastern Cordillera Small-footed Shrew vs Forked Aster

Cryptotis brachyonyx compared with Eurybia furcata

Key Differences

• Eastern Cordillera Small-footed Shrew is Data Deficient while Forked Aster is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Cordillera Small-footed Shrew	Forked Aster
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Soricidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Cryptotis	Eurybia
Species	Cryptotis brachyonyx	Eurybia furcata

Conservation Status

Eastern Cordillera Small-footed Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Forked Aster

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Cordillera Small-footed Shrew	Forked Aster
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.

Forked Aster

Habitat

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