Eastern Cordillera Small-footed Shrew vs Lesser bilby

Cryptotis brachyonyx compared with Macrotis leucura

Key Differences

• Eastern Cordillera Small-footed Shrew is Data Deficient while Lesser bilby is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Cordillera Small-footed Shrew	Lesser bilby
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Peramelemorphia (Peramelemorphia)
Family	Soricidae	Thylacomyidae
Genus	Cryptotis	Macrotis
Species	Cryptotis brachyonyx	Macrotis leucura

Evolutionary Relationship

Eastern Cordillera Small-footed Shrew and Lesser bilby share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Eastern Cordillera Small-footed Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Lesser bilby

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Cordillera Small-footed Shrew	Lesser bilby
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.

Lesser bilby

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.