Cryptotis meridensis

(O. Thomas, 1898)

Merida 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. 1898-06-01. On seven new small mammals from Ecuador and Venezuela. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (7)1(6):451-457.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19365682

Original name as described

Blarina meridensis

Other common names

Cloud Forest Shrew · Merida Shrew

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1898.5.15.5

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/e29a3762-bb43-492c-bcb3-a456a0feabb7

Type locality

"Merida, alt. 2165 m." Amended by N. Woodman in 2002 to "Montes del Valle Merida 2165 m," Mérida State, Venezuela.

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Venezuela

IUCN Red List status

Vulnerable

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004151

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Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Blarina meridensis

(O. Thomas, 1898)

Family

Soricidae

Root name

meridensis

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1898.5.15.5

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/e29a3762-bb43-492c-bcb3-a456a0feabb7

Authority page

457

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19365682

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Cryptotis meridensis

Hutterer, 2005

Family

Soricidae

Root name

meridensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #41373) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #41373) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004151) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  5. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/48268560/123794398) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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