Genus
Cryptotis
30 species
The list of species of Cryptotis genus
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The list of species of Cryptotis genus
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The North American least shrew (Cryptotis parvus ) is one of the smallest mammals, growing to be only up to 3 inches long. It has a long pointed snout and a tail never more than twice the length of its hind foot. The dense fur coat is either...
Nelson's small-eared shrew (Cryptotis nelsoni ) is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is endemic to eastern Mexico.The species was discovered by Edward William Nelson and Edward Alphonso Goldman in 1894, who collected a number of...
The Guatemalan broad-clawed shrew (Cryptotis griseoventris ) is a species of small-eared shrew in the family Soricidae. It is known from Guatemala and the Mexican state of Chiapas, where it has been found in montane forests of oak, pine and fir, as...
The Mexican small-eared shrew (Cryptotis mexicana ) is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is endemic to Mexico.
The Honduran small-eared shrew (Cryptotis hondurensis ) is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is found in Honduras and possibly in El Salvador, Guatemala, and Nicaragua.
The Merida small-eared shrew (Cryptotis meridensis ) is a species of shrew that is endemic to Venezuela.
The Peruvian small-eared shrew (Cryptotis peruviensis ) is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is known only from northern Peru, where it has been found in shrubby "elfin" cloud forest in the Andes at elevations from 2050 to 3150 m. The...
The blackish small-eared shrew (Cryptotis nigrescens ) is a species of shrew in the family Soricidae. It is found in parts of Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, and Panama. An example specific habitat is the Petenes mangroves of...
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, where it has been found in rainforest at elevations...
Enders's small-eared shrew (Cryptotis endersi ) is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is endemic to Panama.
The tropical small-eared shrew (Cryptotis tropicalis ) is a very small mammal of the family Soricidae. The species is found in the eastern highlands of Chiapas, Mexico, and parts of Belize and Guatemala. Until recently, it was considered a...
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 1300 to 2715...
The Talamancan small-eared shrew (Cryptotis gracilis ) is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is found in Costa Rica and Panama.
The Colombian small-eared shrew (Cryptotis colombiana ) is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is endemic to Colombia, where it is known from the Cordillera Central in Antioquia Department at elevations from 1750 to 2800 m. It is found...
The Central American least shrew (Cryptotis orophila ) is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is found in the highlands and mid-elevations from the western part of the northern coast of Honduras to central Costa Rica. It is found in El...
The big Mexican small-eared shrew (Cryptotis magna ) is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is endemic to Mexico.
Goodwin's broad-clawed shrew (Cryptotis goodwini ) is a species of mammal in the shrew family, Soricidae. Body length and size of adults average 9.49 cm and 7.0 grams respectively making it a relatively larger shew. What distinguishes this from...
The Yucatan small-eared shrew (Cryptotis mayensis ) is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is mainly known from lowlands of Guatemala, Belize and Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula, where it has been found in dry scrubland and tropical dry...
The Central Mexican broad-clawed shrew (Cryptotis alticola ) 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 Oaxacan broad-clawed shrew (Cryptotis peregrina ) is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is found in Oaxaca in Mexico.
Goldman's broad-clawed shrew (Cryptotis goldmani ) is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is found in Guatemala and Mexico.
The grizzled Mexican small-eared shrew (Cryptotis obscura ) is a small mammal in the order Eulipotyphla. It is native in Mexican highlands. It can be found in dense, wet cloud forest, where it is found in the thick herbaceous undergrowth and leaf...
The Medellín small-eared shrew (Cryptotis medellinia ) is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is endemic to Colombia, where it is known from the northern parts of the Cordillera Occidental and Cordillera Central at elevations from 2500...
The scaly-footed small-eared shrew (Cryptotis squamipes ) is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is found in Colombia and Ecuador.
The wandering small-eared shrew (Cryptotis montivaga ) is a species of shrew in the family Soricidae. It is endemic to Ecuador.
Merriam's small-eared shrew (Cryptotis merriami ) is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is found in Chiapas, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua and Costa Rica.
The Ecuadorian small-eared shrew (Cryptotis equatoris ) is a species of shrew in the family Soricidae. It is found on the western and eastern slopes of the Andes in central Ecuador.
The Tamá small-eared shrew (Cryptotis tamensis ) is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is known from the Cordillera Oriental of Colombia and the Páramo de Tamá of western Venezuela, where it has been found primarily in cloud forest at...
Phillips' small-eared shrew or Phillips' short-eared shrew (Cryptotis phillipsii ) is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae found in Mexico.
Thomas's small-eared shrew (Cryptotis thomasi ) is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.
