Cryptotis mexicana Coues 1877

Cryptotis mexicana Coues 1877, Bull. U. S. Geol. Geogr. Surv. Terr., 3: 652.

Type Locality: Mexico, Veracruz, Jalapa, ca. 1520 m.

Vernacular Names: Mexican Small-eared Shrew.

Distribution: Humid upper tropical zone in Chiapas, Oaxaca, Puebla, and Veracruz (Mexico); altitudinal range 520 to 2600 m (Carraway, ms; Fa, 1989).

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: C. mexicana group. Reviewed by Choate (1970; 1973, Mammalian Species No. 28), who recognized four subspecies, mexicana, nelsoni, obscura, and peregrina; the latter three were regarded as separate species by Woodman and Timm (1999).