Eastern Cordillera Small-footed Shrew vs Foxtail

Cryptotis brachyonyx compared with Amaranthus caudatus

Key Differences

• Eastern Cordillera Small-footed Shrew is Data Deficient while Foxtail is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Cordillera Small-footed Shrew	Foxtail
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Soricidae	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Cryptotis	Amaranthus
Species	Cryptotis brachyonyx	Amaranthus caudatus

Conservation Status

Eastern Cordillera Small-footed Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Foxtail

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Cordillera Small-footed Shrew	Foxtail
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.

Foxtail

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (8 countries), Asia (11 countries), Europe (27 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia