Eastern Cordillera small-footed shrew

The Eastern Cordillera small-footed shrew (Cryptotis brachyonyx) is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is endemic to Colombia, where it is known from the western slopes of the central Cordillera Oriental at elevations from 1,300 to 2,715 m (4,265 to 8,907 ft).^[1] It resembles C. colombiana.^[2] The species is only known from four individuals collected at two localities, the most recent record being from 1925.^[1]

Eastern Cordillera small-footed shrew
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Eulipotyphla
Family:	Soricidae
Genus:	Cryptotis
Species:	C. brachyonyx
Binomial name
Cryptotis brachyonyx Woodman, 2003
Eastern Cordillera small-footed shrew range