Colombian small-eared shrew

Colombian small-eared shrew
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Soricomorpha
Family: Soricidae
Genus: Cryptotis
Species: C. colombiana
Binomial name
Cryptotis colombiana
Woodman & Timm, 1993
Colombian small-eared shrew range

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.[1] It is found in montane forest and cultivated areas.[1] It resembles C. brachyonyx.[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Woodman, N. (2008). "Cryptotis colombiana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 31 August 2009.
  2. Hutterer, R. (2005). "Order Soricomorpha". In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. Mammal Species of the World (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 270. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.