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Blackish small eared shrew

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Order
  
Eulipotyphla

Genus
  
Cryptotis

Higher classification
  
Small-eared shrew

Phylum
  
Chordata

Family
  
Soricidae

Scientific name
  
Cryptotis nigrescens

Rank
  
Species

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Similar
  
Talamancan small‑eared shrew, Enders's small‑eared shrew, Central American least shrew, Eastern Cordillera small‑foot, Peruvian small‑eared shrew

The blackish small-eared shrew (Cryptotis nigrescens) is a species of shrew in the family Soricidae. It is found in parts of Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, and Panama. An example specific habitat is the Petenes mangroves of the Yucatán.

References

Blackish small-eared shrew Wikipedia