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Darién 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 mera

Rank
  
Species

Darién small-eared shrew

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

The Darién small-eared shrew (Cryptotis mera) 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, where it has been found in rainforest at elevations from 1400 to 1500 m. It has terrestrial habits.

References

Darién small-eared shrew Wikipedia