Eastern Cordillera Small-footed Shrew vs Long-tailed Marmot

Cryptotis brachyonyx compared with Marmota caudata

Key Differences

• Eastern Cordillera Small-footed Shrew is Data Deficient while Long-tailed Marmot is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Cordillera Small-footed Shrew	Long-tailed Marmot
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Soricidae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Cryptotis	Marmota
Species	Cryptotis brachyonyx	Marmota caudata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Eastern Cordillera Small-footed Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Long-tailed Marmot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Cordillera Small-footed Shrew	Long-tailed Marmot
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.

Long-tailed Marmot

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.