Colombian small-eared shrew
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Species of mammal
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Eulipotyphla |
| Family: | Soricidae |
| Genus: | Cryptotis |
| Species: | C. colombiana
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| Binomial name | |
| Cryptotis colombiana Woodman & Timm, 1993[2]
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| Colombian small-eared shrew range | |
The Colombian small-eared shrew (Cryptotis colombiana) is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is endemic to Colombia, where it is known from the Cordillera Central in Antioquia Department at elevations from 1,750 to 2,800 m (5,740 to 9,190 ft).[1] It is found in montane forest and cultivated areas.[1] It resembles C. brachyonyx.[3]
References
- ^ a b c Woodman, N. (2017). "Cryptotis colombiana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T136795A22284247. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T136795A22284247.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ Woodman, N.; Timm, R.M. (1993). "Intraspecific and interspecific variation in the Cryptotis nigrescens species complex of small-eared shrews (Insectivora: Soricidae), with the description of a new species from Colombia". Fieldiana Zoology. 74: 1–30.
- ^ Hutterer, R. (2005). "Order Soricomorpha". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 270. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
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