Cryptotis mexicana

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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 (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 Published:	2016
Date Assessed:	2016-01-25
Assessor(s):	Cassola, F.
Reviewer(s):	Amori, G.
Contributor(s):	Woodman, N.
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.
Previously published Red List assessments:	2008 – Least Concern (LC) Download assessment 1996 – Lower Risk/least concern (LR/lc) Download assessment

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 occurrence:

Native:

Mexico

Additional data:

♦ Lower elevation limit (metres):	520
♦ Upper elevation limit (metres):	2600

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Population [top]

Population:

This species is uncommon to locally common (Reid 1997).

Current Population Trend:

Decreasing

Additional data:

♦ Population severely fragmented:	No

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
Generation Length (years):	0-1

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:	Cassola, F. 2016. Cryptotis mexicana. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T41374A22286065. . Downloaded on 23 April 2018.
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