Eastern Cordillera Small-footed Shrew vs Sweetflag Spreadwing

Cryptotis brachyonyx compared with Lestes forcipatus

Key Differences

• Eastern Cordillera Small-footed Shrew is Data Deficient while Sweetflag Spreadwing is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Cordillera Small-footed Shrew	Sweetflag Spreadwing
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Soricidae	Lestidae
Genus	Cryptotis	Lestes
Species	Cryptotis brachyonyx	Lestes forcipatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Eastern Cordillera Small-footed Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Sweetflag Spreadwing

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Cordillera Small-footed Shrew	Sweetflag Spreadwing
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.

Sweetflag Spreadwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.