Cryptotis mayensis
(C. H. Merriam, 1901)
Yucatán 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
Merriam, C.H. 1901-11-29. Seven new mammals from Mexico, including a new genus of rodents. Proceedings of the Washington Academy of Sciences 3:559-563.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8873491Original name as described
Blarina mayensis
Other common names
Maya Small-eared Shrew · Yucatan Shrew · Yucatan Small-eared Shrew
Type material
USNM:MAMM:108087
Type kind
holotype
Type specimen URI
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/365810c13-e0f4-4aa3-bc0b-78ae6d07e4b7Type locality
"Maya ruin at Chichenitza, Yucatan", Mexico. Restricted by L. N. Carraway in 2007 to "latitude 20.67°N, longitude 88.57°W."
Biogeographic realm
Nearctic · Neotropic
Country distribution
Mexico · Guatemala · Belize
IUCN Red List status
Least Concern
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