Eastern Cordillera Small-footed Shrew vs Mountain Aster

Cryptotis brachyonyx compared with Oclemena acuminata

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Cordillera Small-footed Shrew	Mountain Aster
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Soricidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Cryptotis	Oclemena
Species	Cryptotis brachyonyx	Oclemena acuminata

Conservation Status

Eastern Cordillera Small-footed Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Mountain Aster

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Cordillera Small-footed Shrew	Mountain Aster
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.

Mountain Aster

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.