Cryptotis squamipes

(J. A. Allen, 1912)

Western Colombian 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

Allen, J.A. 1912-04-19. Mammals from western Colombia. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 31:71-95.

Original name as described

Blarina (Cryptotis) squamipes

Other common names

Cali Shrew · Cali Small-eared Shrew · Scaly-footed Shrew · Scaly-footed Small-eared Shrew

Type material

AMNH M-32378

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

"crest of Western Andes (alt. 10,340 ft. [= 3152 m]), 40 miles [= 64 km] west of Popayan, Cauca, Colombia."

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Colombia · Ecuador

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Country distribution map

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