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North American Least Shrew
Cryptotis parvus
Classification
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Eulipotyphla
- Family
- Soricidae
The North American least shrew (Cryptotis parva) 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 grayish-brown or reddish-brown with a white belly.
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El género Cryptotis son especies de musarañas que viven en las regiones comprendidas entre el norte de México y Perú y el oeste de Venezuela. Especies Se conocen las siguientes: Cryptotis alticola (C. H.
Distribution
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Countries in the Picchu catalog
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