Eastern Cordillera Small-footed Shrew vs Midge

Cryptotis brachyonyx compared with Dasineura affinis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Cordillera Small-footed Shrew	Midge
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Soricidae	Cecidomyiidae
Genus	Cryptotis	Dasineura
Species	Cryptotis brachyonyx	Dasineura affinis

Evolutionary Relationship

Eastern Cordillera Small-footed Shrew and Midge share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Eastern Cordillera Small-footed Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Midge

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Cordillera Small-footed Shrew	Midge
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.

Midge

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.