Cryptotis mexicana

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	MAMMALIA	EULIPOTYPHLA	SORICIDAE

Scientific Name:

Cryptotis mexicana

Species Authority:

(Coues, 1877)

Common Name/s:

English

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Mexican Small-eared Shrew

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:

Least Concern ver 3.1

Year Assessed:

2008

Assessor/s:

Woodman, N.

Reviewer/s:

Amori, G. (Small Nonvolant Mammal Red List Authority) & Chanson, J. (Global Mammal Assessment Team)

Justification:
Listed as Least Concern because its extent of occurrence is larger than 20,000 km², it is relatively common where it is found, and because it is unlikely to be declining at nearly the rate required to qualify for listing in a threatened category.

History:

1996

–

Lower Risk/least concern

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This species occurs in Chiapas, Oaxaca, Puebla, and Veracruz, in Mexico. It is found from 520 to 2,600 m asl (Hutterer, 2005).
Countries:	Native: Mexico
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Population [top]

Population:	This species is uncommon to locally common (Reid, 1997).
Population Trend:	Decreasing

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	It occurs in humid montane tropical forest (Hutterer, 2005) and in cold, wet, pine-oak forest and forest edge. It favours damp, grassy areas bordering streams or orchards (Reid, 1997) and prefers primary forest (Choate, 1973). It is terrestrial and probably breeds throughout the year. One litter of three has been reported (Choate, 1973; Reid, 1997).
Systems:	Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	Deforestation and possibly pesticides are a major threat to this species. In 2005, 58% of the habitat within the species' range was no longer suitable for this species as a result of agricultural or urban development (Sánchez-Cordero et al. 2005).

Major Threat(s):

Deforestation and possibly pesticides are a major threat to this species. In 2005, 58% of the habitat within the species' range was no longer suitable for this species as a result of agricultural or urban development (Sánchez-Cordero et al. 2005).

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	It probably occurs in a few protected areas within its range.

Conservation Actions:

It probably occurs in a few protected areas within its range.

Citation:	Woodman, N. 2008. Cryptotis mexicana. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 09 February 2012.
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