Genus Cryptotis Higher classification Small-eared shrew | Phylum Chordata Family Soricidae Scientific name Cryptotis brachyonyx Rank Species | |
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Similar Peruvian small‑eared shrew, Scaly‑footed small‑eared shrew, Central American least shrew, Colombian small‑eared shrew, Giant mole shrew |
The Eastern Cordillera small-footed shrew (Cryptotis brachyonyx) is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is endemic to Colombia, where it is known from the western slopes of the central Cordillera Oriental at elevations from 1300 to 2715 m. It resembles C. colombiana. The species is only known from four individuals collected at two localities, the most recent record being from 1925.
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