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Small-eared Shrews
Cryptotis
The genus Cryptotis is a group of relatively small shrews with short ears, which are usually not visible, and short tails, commonly called small-eared shrews. They have 30 teeth and are members of the red-toothed shrew subfamily. Since 1992, Neal Woodman (in cooperation with Robert Timm) at the United States National Museum has been in the process of revising the genus. To date, this has resulted in an increase in the number of species from 12...
53 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 53 known species
North American Least Shrew
speciesCryptotis parvus
Yucatán Small-eared Shrew
speciesCryptotis mayensis
Thomas' Small-eared Shrew
speciesCryptotis thomasi
Central Mexican Broad-clawed Shrew
speciesCryptotis alticola
Mexican Least Shrew
speciesCryptotis soricinus
Blackish Small-eared Shrew
speciesCryptotis nigrescens
Medellín Small-eared Shrew
speciesCryptotis medellinius
Ecuadorean small-eared shrew
speciesCryptotis montivagus
Berlandier's Least Shrew
speciesCryptotis berlandieri
Mexican Small-eared Shrew
speciesCryptotis mexicanus
Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew
speciesCryptotis equatoris
Puebla Least Shrew
speciesCryptotis pueblensis
Talamancan Small-eared Shrew
speciesCryptotis gracilis
Honduran Small-eared Shrew
speciesCryptotis hondurensis
Central American Least Shrew
speciesCryptotis orophilus
Blind Small-eared Shrew
speciesCryptotis niausa
Osgood's Small-eared Shrew
speciesCryptotis osgoodi
Colombian Small-eared Shrew
speciesCryptotis colombianus
scaly-footed small-eared shrew
speciesCryptotis squamipes
Goodwin's Broad-clawed Shrew
speciesCryptotis goodwini
Phillips' Small-eared Shrew
speciesCryptotis phillipsii
Nelson's Small-eared Shrew
speciesCryptotis nelsoni
Big Mexican Small-eared Shrew
speciesCryptotis magnus
Tamá Small-eared Shrew
speciesCryptotis tamensis
Eastern Cordillera Small-footed Shrew
speciesCryptotis brachyonyx
Perijá Small-eared Shrew
speciesCryptotis perijensis
Merriam's Small-eared Shrew
speciesCryptotis merriami
Goldman's Broad-clawed Shrew
speciesCryptotis goldmani
Peruvian Small-eared Shrew
speciesCryptotis peruviensis
Enders's Small-eared Shrew
speciesCryptotis endersi
Mérida Small-eared Shrew
speciesCryptotis meridensis
Darién Small-eared Shrew
speciesCryptotis merus
Venezuelan Small-eared Shrew
speciesCryptotis venezuelensis
Mam Broad-clawed Shrew
speciesCryptotis mam
Muscular Broad-clawed Shrew
speciesCryptotis lacertosus
Monteverde Small-eared Shrew
speciesCryptotis monteverdensis
Montecristo Broad-clawed Shrew
speciesCryptotis montecristo
Mataquescuintla Broad-clawed Shrew
speciesCryptotis matsoni
Honduran Broad-clawed Shrew
speciesCryptotis magnimanus
Lacandona Small-eared Shrew
speciesCryptotis lacandonensis
Cucurucho Broad-clawed Shrew
speciesCryptotis eckerlini
Cryptotis woodmani
speciesCryptotis woodmani
Cryptotis andinus
speciesCryptotis andinus
Celaque Broad-clawed Shrew
speciesCryptotis celaque
Omoa Broad-clawed Shrew
speciesCryptotis mccarthyi
Dinira Small-eared Shrew
speciesCryptotis dinirensis
Aroa Small-eared Shrew
speciesCryptotis aroensis
Highland Broad-clawed Shrew
speciesCryptotis oreoryctes
Cryptotis huttereri
speciesCryptotis huttereri
Tropical Small-eared Shrew
speciesCryptotis tropicalis
Guatemalan Broad-clawed Shrew
speciesCryptotis griseoventris
Santa Barbara Broad-clawed Shrew
speciesCryptotis cavatorculus
Oaxacan Broad-clawed Shrew
speciesCryptotis peregrinus
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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