Eastern Cordillera Small-footed Shrew vs gratiola

Cryptotis brachyonyx compared with Gratiola officinalis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Cordillera Small-footed Shrew	gratiola
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Soricidae	Plantaginaceae
Genus	Cryptotis	Gratiola
Species	Cryptotis brachyonyx	Gratiola officinalis

Conservation Status

Eastern Cordillera Small-footed Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

gratiola

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Cordillera Small-footed Shrew	gratiola
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.

gratiola

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

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