Eastern Cordillera Small-footed Shrew vs Robust Bracket

Cryptotis brachyonyx compared with Fomitiporia robusta

Key Differences

• Eastern Cordillera Small-footed Shrew is Data Deficient while Robust Bracket is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Cordillera Small-footed Shrew	Robust Bracket
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Hymenochaetales (Hymenochaetales)
Family	Soricidae	Hymenochaetaceae
Genus	Cryptotis	Fomitiporia
Species	Cryptotis brachyonyx	Fomitiporia robusta

Conservation Status

Eastern Cordillera Small-footed Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Robust Bracket

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Cordillera Small-footed Shrew	Robust Bracket
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.

Robust Bracket

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.