Biology:Central Mexican broad-clawed shrew

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Short description: Species of mammal

Central Mexican broad-clawed shrew
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Eulipotyphla
Family: Soricidae
Genus: Cryptotis
Species:
C. alticola
Binomial name
Cryptotis alticola
(Merriam, 1895)
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Central Mexican broad-clawed shrew range

The Central Mexican broad-clawed shrew (Cryptotis alticola [2]) is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is found in the highlands above 2000 m in the Mexican states of Colima, Hidalgo, Jalisco, Michoacán, Mexico, and Puebla, Morelos, and in the Mexican Federal District

Type locality: Mexico, Volcán Popocatépetl, 11,500 ft. (3505 m).

References

  • Don E. Wilson & DeeAnn M. Reeder (editors). 2005. Cryptotis alticola. Mammal Species of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed), Johns Hopkins University Press, 2,142 pp. (Available from Johns Hopkins University Press, 1-800-537-5487 or (410) 516–6900, or at Press JHU).

Wikidata ☰ Q1770028 entry