Central American Least Shrew

Central American Least Shrew
Central American Least Shrew
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Soricomorpha
Family: Soricidae
Genus: Cryptotis
Species: C. orophila
Binomial name
Cryptotis orophila
(J.A. Allen, 1895)
Central American Least Shrew range

The Central American Least Shrew (Cryptotis orophila) is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is found in the highlands and mid-elevations from the western part of the northern coast of Honduras to central Costa Rica. It is found in El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica. It was considered to be a subspecies of C. parva until 2002.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Cryptotis orophila". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. 2008. http://www.iucnredlist.org/apps/redlist/details/136838. Retrieved 2 June 2010. 
  2. ^ Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, Volume 1. Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2005. Print.