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Cryptotis obscura

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
ANIMALIA CHORDATA MAMMALIA EULIPOTYPHLA SORICIDAE

Scientific Name: Cryptotis obscura
Species Authority: (Merriam, 1895)
Common Name/s:
English – Grizzled Mexican Small-eared Shrew

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Vulnerable B1ab(iii) ver 3.1
Year Published: 2008
Assessor/s: Woodman, N., Cuarón, A.D. & de Grammont, P.C.
Reviewer/s: Amori, G. (Small Nonvolant Mammal Red List Authority) & Chanson, J. (Global Mammal Assessment Team)
Contributor/s:
Justification:
Listed as Vulnerable because its extent of occurrence is less than 20,000 km², its range is fragmented, it is dependent on primary forest and there are ongoing threats to its habitat due to agricultural and urban development.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description: This species occurs in the Mexican highlands, from 1,040 to 2,500 m asl in the states of Hidalgo, México, Querétaro, San Luis Potosí, Tamaulipas, and Veracruz (Hutterer, 2005).
Countries:
Native:
Mexico
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Population [top]

Population: It is a moderately common species (Neal Woodman pers. comm.). In El Cielo Reserve it is considered common (Ivan Castro Arellano pers. comm.).
Population Trend: Decreasing

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology: It occurs in dense, wet cloud forest where it is found in the thick herbaceous undergrowth and leaf litter. It is insectivorous (Nowak, 1999).
Systems: Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s): Deforestation for agriculture and urban development is a threat to this species.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions: It is found in several protected areas such as El Cielo Biosphere Reserve in Tamaulipas.
Citation: Woodman, N., Cuarón, A.D. & de Grammont, P.C. 2008. Cryptotis obscura. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 19 June 2013.
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