Eastern Cordillera Small-footed Shrew vs Greater Long-nosed Fruit Bat

Cryptotis brachyonyx compared with Macroglossus sobrinus

Key Differences

• Eastern Cordillera Small-footed Shrew is Data Deficient while Greater Long-nosed Fruit Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Cordillera Small-footed Shrew	Greater Long-nosed Fruit Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Soricidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Cryptotis	Macroglossus
Species	Cryptotis brachyonyx	Macroglossus sobrinus

Evolutionary Relationship

Eastern Cordillera Small-footed Shrew and Greater Long-nosed Fruit Bat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Eastern Cordillera Small-footed Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Greater Long-nosed Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Cordillera Small-footed Shrew	Greater Long-nosed Fruit Bat
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.

Greater Long-nosed Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.