Darién small-eared shrew

Darién small-eared shrew
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Eulipotyphla
Family: Soricidae
Genus: Cryptotis
Species:
C. merus
Binomial name
Cryptotis merus
Goldman, 1912
Darién small-eared shrew range
Synonyms

Cryptotis mera

The Darién small-eared shrew (Cryptotis merus) is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is known only from montane regions along the border between Colombia and Darién Province, Panama,[2] where it has been found in rainforest at elevations from 1400 to 1500 m.[1] It has terrestrial habits.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Samudio Jr, R.S. (2018). "Cryptotis merus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T136299A22283802. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T136299A22283802.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ Hutterer, R. (2005). "Order Soricomorpha". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 272. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.


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