Eastern Cordillera Small-footed Shrew vs Nutria

Cryptotis brachyonyx compared with Lutra lutra

Key Differences

Eastern Cordillera Small-footed Shrew is Data Deficient while Nutria is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Cordillera Small-footed Shrew	Nutria
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Carnivora (carnívoros)
Family	Soricidae	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)
Genus	Cryptotis	Lutra (Otters)
Species	Cryptotis brachyonyx	Lutra lutra

Evolutionary Relationship

Eastern Cordillera Small-footed Shrew and Nutria share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Vista Class: Mammalia

Conservation Status

Eastern Cordillera Small-footed Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Nutria

VU — Vulnerable

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Cordillera Small-footed Shrew	Nutria
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	10 years
Average Length	—	1.0 m
Average Weight	—	10.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Cordillera Small-footed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

Nutria

Habitat

Typically found in diverse ecosystems where prey species are available.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Eastern Cordillera Small-footed Shrew

No description available.

Nutria

Mustelido semiacuático de cuerpo esbelto que habita a lo largo de ríos limpios, arroyos y costas de Europa y Asia. La nutria europea (Lutra lutra) puede alcanzar 1,3 metros de longitud y es una cazadora de peces altamente habilidosa, utilizando bigotes sensibles para detectar los movimientos de sus presas. Al requerir aguas no contaminadas con abundancia de peces, es una especie indicadora de la salud de los ecosistemas de agua dulce. Casi extinta en Europa Occidental por la caza y la contaminación, las poblaciones se han recuperado significativamente tras las mejoras en la calidad del agua.