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 the Mexican state of Chiapas and parts of Belize and Guatemala. Until recently, it was considered a subspecies of the North American least shrew (C. parva), but it has gained species status. Its relationship with the Central American least shrew (C. orophila) remains to be studied.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Eulipotyphla |
| Family: | Soricidae |
| Genus: | Cryptotis |
| Species: | C. tropicalis
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| Binomial name | |
| Cryptotis tropicalis (Merriam, 1895)
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References
edit- ^ Hutterer, R. (2005). Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
- ^ Woodman, N. (2019). "Cryptotis tropicalis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T136757A22286227. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T136757A22286227.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
External links
edit- "Cryptotis tropicalis". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2008-04-15.
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