Scaly-footed small-eared shrew

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Scaly-footed small-eared shrew
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Eulipotyphla
Family: Soricidae
Genus: Cryptotis
Species:
C. squamipes
Binomial name
Cryptotis squamipes
(J. A. Allen, 1912)
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Scaly-footed small-eared shrew range

The scaly-footed small-eared shrew (Cryptotis squamipes) is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is found in Colombia and Ecuador.

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References

  1. Naylor, L.; Roach, N. (2016). "Cryptotis squamipes". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016: e.T41378A22284402. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T41378A22284402.en . Retrieved 15 November 2021.