Blackish small-eared shrew

The blackish small-eared shrew (Cryptotis nigrescens) is a species of shrew in the family Soricidae. It is found in parts of Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, and Panama. An example specific habitat is the Petenes mangroves of the Yucatán.^[2]

Blackish small-eared shrew
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Eulipotyphla
Family:	Soricidae
Genus:	Cryptotis
Species:	C. nigrescens
Binomial name
Cryptotis nigrescens (J. A. Allen, 1895)
Blackish small-eared shrew range

References

1. Naylor, L.; Roach, N. (2016). "Cryptotis nigrescens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T41376A22285913. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T41376A22285913.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
2. World Wildlife Fund. 2010. Petenes mangroves Archived October 15, 2011, at the Wayback Machine. eds. Mark McGinley, C.Michael Hogan & C.Cleveland. Encyclopedia of Earth. National Council for Science and the Environment. Washington DC

• World Wildlife Fund. 2010. Petenes mangroves. eds. Mark McGinley, C.Michael Hogan & C.Cleveland. Encyclopedia of Earth. National Council for Science and the Environment. Washington DC