Eastern Cordillera Small-footed Shrew vs Northern Firefly

Cryptotis brachyonyx compared with Pyractomena borealis

Key Differences

• Eastern Cordillera Small-footed Shrew is Data Deficient while Northern Firefly is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Cordillera Small-footed Shrew	Northern Firefly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Soricidae	Lampyridae
Genus	Cryptotis	Pyractomena
Species	Cryptotis brachyonyx	Pyractomena borealis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Eastern Cordillera Small-footed Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Northern Firefly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Cordillera Small-footed Shrew	Northern Firefly
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.

Northern Firefly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.