Cryptotis goodwini

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 goodwini

Species Authority:

Jackson, 1933

Common Name/s:

English

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Goodwin's Broad-clawed Shrew, Goodwin's Small-eared Shrew, Goodwin's Small Eared Shrew

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Least Concern ver 3.1
Year Published:	2008
Assessor/s:	Matson, J., Woodman, N., Reid, F., 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 Least Concern because of its wide distribution, it is a common species, its occurrence in a number of protected areas, and because it is unlikely to be declining at nearly the rate required to qualify for listing in a threatened category.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This species occurs in highlands above 1,200 m asl in southern Mexico (Chiapas) and southern Guatemala, northern El Salvador, and western Honduras (Hutterer, 2005). It is known from 900 to 3,400 m asl (Reid, 1997).
Countries:	Native: El Salvador; Guatemala; Honduras; Mexico
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Population [top]

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

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	It is thought to occur primarily in humid montane forests. Most specimens have been obtained in forests of pine or oak, frequently containing cypress, fir, or alder, and often interspersed with sacaton or mosses (Choate and Fleharty 1974). Its biology is poorly known.
Systems:	Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	Deforestation is a major threat to this species. In the highlands of Chiapas (in the eastern part of the Sierra Madre) there is significant habitat loss reaching almost 40% (Alfredo Cuaron and Paloma Carton de Grammont pers. comm.).

Major Threat(s):

Deforestation is a major threat to this species. In the highlands of Chiapas (in the eastern part of the Sierra Madre) there is significant habitat loss reaching almost 40% (Alfredo Cuaron and Paloma Carton de Grammont pers. comm.).

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	It is found in several protected areas, such as Montecristo and Celaqui National Parks, Reserva Ecológica El Triunfo, and Sierra de las Minas Biosphere Reserve.

Conservation Actions:

It is found in several protected areas, such as Montecristo and Celaqui National Parks, Reserva Ecológica El Triunfo, and Sierra de las Minas Biosphere Reserve.

Citation:	Matson, J., Woodman, N., Reid, F., Cuarón, A.D. & de Grammont, P.C. 2008. Cryptotis goodwini. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 20 May 2013.
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