Eastern Cordillera Small-footed Shrew vs Variable Chafer

Cryptotis brachyonyx compared with Gnorimus variabilis

Key Differences

• Eastern Cordillera Small-footed Shrew is Data Deficient while Variable Chafer is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Cordillera Small-footed Shrew	Variable Chafer
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Soricidae	Scarabaeidae
Genus	Cryptotis	Gnorimus
Species	Cryptotis brachyonyx	Gnorimus variabilis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Eastern Cordillera Small-footed Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Variable Chafer

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Cordillera Small-footed Shrew	Variable Chafer
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.

Variable Chafer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Switzerland.