Cryptotis parva Say 1823 (North American least shrew)

Mammalia - Theriamorpha - Soricidae

Alternative combination: Sorex parvus

Belongs to Cryptotis according to S. B. George 1986

See also Dalquest and Roth 1970, Kurten and Anderson 1980 and Repenning 1967

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

Ecology: ground dwelling omnivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Mexico (2 collections), United States (30: Florida, Kansas, Missouri, New Mexico, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia)

Total: 32 collections each including a single occurrence

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