Biology:Darién small-eared shrew

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Short description: Species of mammal

Darién small-eared shrew
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Eulipotyphla
Family: Soricidae
Genus: Cryptotis
Species:
C. merus
Binomial name
Cryptotis merus
Goldman, 1912
Darien Small-eared Shrew area.png
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


Wikidata ☰ Q1762841 entry