Eastern Cordillera Small-footed Shrew vs Plains Pocket Mouse

Cryptotis brachyonyx compared with Perognathus flavescens

Key Differences

• Eastern Cordillera Small-footed Shrew is Data Deficient while Plains Pocket Mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Cordillera Small-footed Shrew	Plains Pocket Mouse
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Soricidae	Heteromyidae
Genus	Cryptotis	Perognathus
Species	Cryptotis brachyonyx	Perognathus flavescens

Evolutionary Relationship

Eastern Cordillera Small-footed Shrew and Plains Pocket Mouse share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Eastern Cordillera Small-footed Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Plains Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Cordillera Small-footed Shrew	Plains Pocket Mouse
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.

Plains Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.