Cryptotis hondurensis

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 hondurensis

Species Authority:

Woodman & Timm, 1992

Common Name/s:

English

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Honduran Small-eared Shrew, Honduran Small Eared Shrew

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:

Data Deficient ver 3.1

Year Published:

2008

Assessor/s:

Woodman, N. & Matson, J.

Reviewer/s:

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

Justification:
Listed as Data Deficient in view of the absence of recent information on its population status and ecological requirements. It is currently known from only three localities but most likely occurs more widely.

History:

1996

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Vulnerable

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This species occurs east of Tegucigalpa, Honduras and possibly also in adjacent regions of Guatemala, El Salvador, and Nicaragua (Hutterer, 2005). It is currently known only from 3 localities at 1,700 m asl (Reid, 1997).
Countries:	Native: Honduras
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Population [top]

Population:	This species apparently is rare (Reid, 1997) and is only known from three localities.
Population Trend:	Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	It can be found in pine, mixed pine, and oak forests in highland areas (Hutterer 2005). Its biology is unknown.
Systems:	Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	Deforestation and pesticides are probably threats to this species, but more research is needed to confirm this.

Major Threat(s):

Deforestation and pesticides are probably threats to this species, but more research is needed to confirm this.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	It occurs in two protected areas; La Tigra National Park and El Uyuco Reserve.

Conservation Actions:

It occurs in two protected areas; La Tigra National Park and El Uyuco Reserve.

Citation:	Woodman, N. & Matson, J. 2008. Cryptotis hondurensis. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 26 May 2012.
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