Eastern Cordillera Small-footed Shrew vs Rosette Tooth

Cryptotis brachyonyx compared with Hydnellum cumulatum

Key Differences

• Eastern Cordillera Small-footed Shrew is Data Deficient while Rosette Tooth is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Cordillera Small-footed Shrew	Rosette Tooth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Soricidae	Bankeraceae
Genus	Cryptotis	Hydnellum
Species	Cryptotis brachyonyx	Hydnellum cumulatum

Conservation Status

Eastern Cordillera Small-footed Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Rosette Tooth

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Cordillera Small-footed Shrew	Rosette Tooth
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.

Rosette Tooth

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.