Guatemalan broad-clawed shrew

Guatemalan broad-clawed shrew
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Eulipotyphla
Family: Soricidae
Genus: Cryptotis
Species:
C. griseoventris
Binomial name
Cryptotis griseoventris
Jackson, 1933
Guatemalan broad-clawed shrew range

The Guatemalan broad-clawed shrew (Cryptotis griseoventris) is a species of small-eared shrew in the family Soricidae. It is known from Guatemala and the Mexican state of Chiapas, where it has been found in montane forests of oak, pine and fir, as well as secondary forest, at elevations above 2,100 m (6,900 ft).[1][2] It feeds on insects.[1] Deforestation and habitat fragmentation are major threats, particularly in Chiapas.[1] It was formerly considered conspecific with C. goldmani.[2]

Description

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The Guatemalan shrew has a dark-gray pelage with its underside being a rich, lead-like gray color.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Roach, N.; Naylor, L. (2018) [errata version of 2017 assessment]. "Cryptotis griseoventris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T48269619A123794519. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
  2. ^ a b 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. 271. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
  3. ^ Escobedo-Morales, Luis Arturo; León-Paniagua, Livia; Arroyo-Cabrales, Joaquín; Greenaway, Frank (2006). "Distributional Records for Mammals from Chiapas, Mexico". The Southwestern Naturalist. 51 (2): 269–272. ISSN 0038-4909.



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