Cryptotis equatoris
(O. Thomas, 1912)
Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew
Taxonomy
| Subclass | : Theria |
| Infraclass | : Placentalia |
| Magnorder | : Boreoeutheria |
| Superorder | : Laurasiatheria |
| Order | : Eulipotyphla |
| Suborder | : Erinaceota |
| Family | : Soricidae |
| Subfamily | : Soricinae |
| Tribe | : Blarinini |
| Genus | : Cryptotis |
Species status
Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005
Authority citation
Thomas, O. 1912-04-01. Three small mammals from S. America. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (8)9(52):408-410.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18639166Original name as described
Blarina equatoris
Other common names
Ecuadorian Shrew
Type material
BMNH:Mamm:1899.9.9.3
Type kind
holotype
Type specimen URI
https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/bee11c91-910a-49ed-8ca8-d8ca1fa21d77Type locality
"Sinche, Guabanda [= Guaranda], 4000 m," Bolívar, Ecuador.
Biogeographic realm
Neotropic
Country distribution
Ecuador
Taxonomy notes
previously included C. osgoodi
Taxonomy notes citation
Moreno Cárdenas, P. A., & Albuja, L. (2014). Una nueva especie de Musaraña del género Cryptotis Pomel 1848 (Mammalia: Soricomorpha: Soricidae) de Ecuador y estatus taxonomico de Cryptotis equatoris Thomas (1912). Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia (Sú Paulo), 54(28), 403-418.
IUCN Red List status
Least Concern
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