Medellín small-eared shrew

Medellín small-eared shrew
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Soricomorpha
Family:	Soricidae
Genus:	Cryptotis
Species:	C. medellinia
Binomial name
Cryptotis medellinia Thomas, 1921
Medellin Small-eared Shrew range

The Medellín small-eared shrew (Cryptotis medellinia) is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is endemic to Colombia, where it is known from the northern parts of the Cordillera Occidental and Cordillera Central^[2] at elevations from 2500 to 2800 m.^[1] The species is found in montane forest and cultivated areas, and is subject to predation from the crab-eating fox.^[1] The specific name refers to the city of Medellín.

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} "Cryptotis medellinia". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. 2008. http://www.iucnredlist.org/apps/redlist/details/136267. Retrieved 1 September 2009. 
2. ^ Hutterer, Rainer (16 November 2005). "Order Soricomorpha (pp. 220-311)". In Wilson, Don E., and Reeder, DeeAnn M., eds. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2 vols. (2142 pp.). p. 272. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494. http://www.bucknell.edu/msw3/browse.asp?id=13700377. 

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