Cryptotis medellinius
O. Thomas, 1921
Medellín 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
Authority citation
Thomas, O. 1921-09-01. New Cryptotis, Thomasomys, and Oryzomys from Colombia. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (9)8(45):354-357.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26196525Original name as described
Cryptotis medellinius
Other common names
Medellin Shrew · Medellin Small-eared Shrew
Type material
BMNH:Mamm:1921.7.1.9
Type kind
holotype
Type specimen URI
https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/a5c69c95-1b58-44da-b621-1b9db5c76634Type locality
"San Pedro, 30 km. north of Medellin," Antioquia, Colombia.
Biogeographic realm
Neotropic
Country distribution
Colombia
Taxonomy notes
ending changed from -a to -us through all of Cryptotis
Taxonomy notes citation
International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN). 2006. Opinion 2164 (Case 3328). Didelphis Linnaeus, 1758 (Mammalia, Didelphidae): Gender Corrected to Feminine, and Cryptotis Pomel, 1848 (Mammalia, Soricidae): Gender Fixed as Masculine. Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature, 63, 282–283.
IUCN Red List status
Not Evaluated
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