Cryptotis adamsi Hibbard 1953 (small-eared shrew)

Mammalia - Theriamorpha - Soricidae

Alternative combination: Blarina adamsi

Belongs to Cryptotis according to C. A. Jones et al. 1984

See also Kurten and Anderson 1980 and Repenning 1967

Sister taxa: Cryptotis floridana, Cryptotis kansasensis, Cryptotis meadensis, Cryptotis mexicana, Cryptotis parva, Cryptotis peregrina, Cryptotis phillipsii

Type specimen: Its type locality is Fox Canyon, which is in a Blancan terrestrial horizon in the Rexroad Formation of Kansas

Ecology: ground dwelling omnivore

Distribution:

• Blancan of United States (2: Kansas collections)

• Hemphillian of United States (1: Oregon)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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