Eastern Cordillera Small-footed Shrew vs New Guinean Quoll

Cryptotis brachyonyx compared with Dasyurus albopunctatus

Key Differences

• Eastern Cordillera Small-footed Shrew is Data Deficient while New Guinean Quoll is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Cordillera Small-footed Shrew	New Guinean Quoll
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Soricidae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Cryptotis	Dasyurus
Species	Cryptotis brachyonyx	Dasyurus albopunctatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Eastern Cordillera Small-footed Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

New Guinean Quoll

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Cordillera Small-footed Shrew	New Guinean Quoll
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.

New Guinean Quoll

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.