Yucatan Small-eared Shrew

Cryptotis mayensis

Classification

Class: Mammalia
Order: Eulipotyphla
Family: Soricidae

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 forest at elevations below 100 m. It is threatened by deforestation.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

Sources and credits

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Yucatan Small-eared Shrew

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