Grizzled Mexican small-eared shrew

The grizzled Mexican small-eared shrew (Cryptotis obscura) is a small mammal in the order Eulipotyphla. It is native in Mexican highlands. It can be found in dense, wet cloud forest, where it is found in the thick herbaceous undergrowth and leaf litter. It is known to be insectivorous and terrestrial. Threats to the species are deforestation for agriculture and urban development.[1]

Grizzled Mexican small-eared shrew
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Eulipotyphla
Family: Soricidae
Genus: Cryptotis
Species:
C. obscura
Binomial name
Cryptotis obscura
(Merriam), 1895

References

  1. Roach, N.; Naylor, L. (2016). "Cryptotis obscura". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T136462A22286153. Retrieved 3 March 2020.


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