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Central Mexican broad clawed shrew

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Kingdom
  
Order
  
Genus
  
Cryptotis

Higher classification
  
Small-eared shrew

Phylum
  
Chordata

Family
  
Soricidae

Scientific name
  
Cryptotis alticola

Rank
  
Species

Central Mexican broad-clawed shrew

Similar
  
Grizzled Mexican small‑ear, Central American least shrew, Peruvian small‑eared shrew, Eastern Cordillera small‑foot, Scaly‑footed small‑eared shrew

The Central Mexican broad-clawed shrew (Cryptotis alticola ) is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is found in the highlands above 2000 m in the Mexican states of Colima, Hidalgo, Jalisco, Michoacán, Mexico, and Puebla, Morelos, and in the Mexican Federal District

Type locality: Mexico, Volcán Popocatépetl, 11,500 ft. (3505 m).

References

Central Mexican broad-clawed shrew Wikipedia


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