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Cryptotis orophila J. A. Allen 1895

Description

Cryptotis orophila J. A. Allen 1895

Cryptotis orophila J. A. Allen 1895, Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist., 7: 340.

Type Locality: Costa Rica, Cartago Prov., Volcán Iraz·.

Vernacular Names: Central American Least Shrew.

Synonyms: Cryptotis olivaceus J. A. Allen 1908.

Distribution: Highlands and mid-elevations from Honduras and El Salvador south to C Costa Rica (Woodman, pers. comm., 2003).

Discussion: C. parva group. Until recently a subspecies of parva, but given species rank by Woodman (2002, and pers. comm.).

Notes

Published as part of Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Soricomorpha, pp. 220-311 in Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1, Baltimore :The Johns Hopkins University Press on page 273, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7316519

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Biodiversity

Scientific name authorship
J. A. Allen
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Order
Soricomorpha
Family
Soricidae
Genus
Cryptotis
Species
orophila
Taxon rank
species
Taxonomic concept label
Cryptotis orophila Allen, 1895 sec. Wilson & Reeder, 2005

References

  • Allen, J. A. 1908. Mammals from Nicaragua. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, 24: 647 - 670.