Darién small-eared shrew
Species of mammal
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The Darién small-eared shrew (Cryptotis merus) is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is known only from montane regions along the border between Colombia and Darién Province, Panama,[2] where it has been found in rainforest at elevations from 1400 to 1500 m.[1] It has terrestrial habits.[1]
| Darién small-eared shrew | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Eulipotyphla |
| Family: | Soricidae |
| Genus: | Cryptotis |
| Species: | C. merus |
| Binomial name | |
| Cryptotis merus Goldman Benso, 1912 | |
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| Darién small-eared shrew range | |
| Synonyms | |
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Cryptotis mera | |
