Eastern Cordillera Small-footed Shrew vs Little Ground Squirrel

Cryptotis brachyonyx compared with Spermophilus pygmaeus

Key Differences

• Eastern Cordillera Small-footed Shrew is Data Deficient while Little Ground Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Cordillera Small-footed Shrew	Little Ground Squirrel
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Soricidae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Cryptotis	Spermophilus
Species	Cryptotis brachyonyx	Spermophilus pygmaeus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Eastern Cordillera Small-footed Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Little Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Cordillera Small-footed Shrew	Little Ground Squirrel
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.

Little Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Russia and Ukraine.