Eastern Cordillera Small-footed Shrew vs Fringed dodder

Cryptotis brachyonyx compared with Cuscuta suaveolens

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Cordillera Small-footed Shrew	Fringed dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Soricidae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Cryptotis	Cuscuta
Species	Cryptotis brachyonyx	Cuscuta suaveolens

Conservation Status

Eastern Cordillera Small-footed Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Fringed dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Cordillera Small-footed Shrew	Fringed dodder
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.

Fringed dodder

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Lesotho, South Africa, Zimbabwe), Europe (17 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).