| Darién small-eared shrew | |
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| Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota | 
| Kingdom: | Animalia | 
| Phylum: | Chordata | 
| Class: | Mammalia | 
| Order: | Eulipotyphla | 
| Family: | Soricidae | 
| Genus: | Cryptotis | 
| Species: | C. merus | 
| Binomial name | |
| Cryptotis merus Goldman, 1912 | |
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| Darién small-eared shrew range | |
| Synonyms | |
| Cryptotis mera | |
The Darién small-eared shrew (Cryptotis merus) is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is known only from montane regions along the border between Colombia and Darién Province, Panama,[2] where it has been found in rainforest at elevations from 1400 to 1500 m.[1] It has terrestrial habits.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 Samudio Jr, R.S. (2018). "Cryptotis merus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T136299A22283802. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T136299A22283802.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ↑ Hutterer, R. (2005). "Order Soricomorpha". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 272. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
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