Eastern Cordillera Small-footed Shrew vs One-Glumed Spike-Rush

Cryptotis brachyonyx compared with Eleocharis uniglumis

Key Differences

• Eastern Cordillera Small-footed Shrew is Data Deficient while One-Glumed Spike-Rush is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Cordillera Small-footed Shrew	One-Glumed Spike-Rush
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Soricidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Cryptotis	Eleocharis
Species	Cryptotis brachyonyx	Eleocharis uniglumis

Conservation Status

Eastern Cordillera Small-footed Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

One-Glumed Spike-Rush

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Cordillera Small-footed Shrew	One-Glumed Spike-Rush
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.

One-Glumed Spike-Rush

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (Canada).