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Least Shrew

Cryptotis parva (Say 1823)

Scientific Names

Preferred Names

Cryptotis parva (Say 1823)
Species recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Cryptotis parva
Species recognized by wikipedia русскую Википедию, wikipedia NL, wikipedia VI, wikipedia UK, wikipedia CA, wikipedia SV, Kissling et al, 2014, Costa Rica Species List, Guatemala Species List, Nicaragua Species List, wikipedia EU, Mexico Species List, North Atlantic Species List, North Pacific Species List, Wildfinder (WWF), and United States Species List
Cryptotis parva
Recognized by AnAge articles, Furui 2020, Animal Diversity Web, and Pantheria
Cryptotis parva (Say 1823)
Species recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, and GBIF classification
Cryptotis parva (Say 1823)
Recognized by INBio
Cryptotis parva
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz, Paleobiology Database, wikipedia DE, wikipedia ES, wikipedia FR, wikipedia 한국어 위키백과, wikipedia EN, Wikidata Common Names, Wikipedia (inferred records), Wikimedia Commons, Kappeler et al 2013, Morgan Ernest 2003, Smith et al 2011, Global Biotic Interactions, Global Biotic Interactions, and Global Biotic Interactions
Cryptotis parva
Recognized by AnAge and Animal Diversity Web Traits and images
Cryptotis parva (Say 1823)
Species recognized by IUCN, Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023, iNaturalist, Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy, Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test, and TreatmentBank

Alternative Names

Sorex parvus
Recombined according to Paleobiology Database

Common Names

English

least shrew
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Recognized by Animal Diversity Web
North American least shrew
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Recognized by Paleobiology Database
Least shrew
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Recognized by AnAge
Least Shrew preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
North American Least Shrew
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Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Bulgarian

северноамериканска земеровка preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Catalan; Valencian

musaranya d'orelles petites nord-americana preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Dutch; Flemish

Kortoorspitsmuis preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Finnish

Amerikanvaivaispäästäinen preferred
Recognized by admin
Pikkunöpästäinen
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Recognized by admin

French

Petite musaraigne preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

German

Nordamerikanische Kleinohrspitzmaus preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Icelandic

Snjáldurtrítla preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Japanese

ヒメコミミトガリネズミ preferred
Recognized by Furui 2020 and admin

Korean

북아메리카꼬마땃쥐 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Navajo; Navaho

Haʼaʼaahdę́ę́ʼ chį́į́shnézí jaachʼį́dígíí preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Persian

حشره‌خوار کوچک آمریکای شمالی preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Spanish; Castilian

Musaraña preferred
Recognized by INBio
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Curated hierarchies for Cryptotis parva (Say 1823)

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Synapsida
Therapsida
Cynodontia
Mammalia
Theria
Eutheria
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Lipotyphla
Soricidae
Soricinae G. Fischer 1814
Blarinini Kretzoi 1965
Cryptotis Pomel 1848
Cryptotis parva (Say 1823) (this page)
Cryptotis parva berlandieri (Baird 1858)
Cryptotis parva floridana (Merriam 1895)
Cryptotis parva parva (Say 1823)
Cryptotis parva pueblensis Jackson 1933
Cryptotis parva soricina (Merriam 1895)
Cryptotis alticola (Merriam 1895)
Cryptotis brachyonyx Woodman 2003
Cryptotis colombiana Woodman & Timm 1993
Cryptotis endersi Setzer 1950
Cryptotis equatoris (Thomas 1912)
Cryptotis goldmani (Merriam 1895)
Cryptotis goodwini Jackson 1933
Cryptotis gracilis Miller 1911
Cryptotis griseoventris Jackson 1933
Cryptotis hondurensis Woodman & Timm 1992
Cryptotis magna (Merriam 1895)
Cryptotis mayensis (Merriam 1901)
Cryptotis medellinia Thomas 1921
Cryptotis mera Goldman 1912
Cryptotis meridensis (Thomas 1898)
Cryptotis merriami Choate 1970
Cryptotis mexicana (Coues 1877)
Cryptotis montivaga (Anthony 1921)
Cryptotis nelsoni (Merriam 1895)
Cryptotis nigrescens (J. A. Allen 1895)
Cryptotis obscura (Merriam 1895)
Cryptotis orophila (J. A. Allen 1895)
Cryptotis peregrina (Merriam 1895)
Cryptotis peruviensis Vivar, Pacheco & Valqui 1997
Cryptotis phillipsii (Schaldach 1966)
Cryptotis squamipes (J. A. Allen 1912)
Cryptotis tamensis Woodman 2002
Cryptotis thomasi (Merriam 1897)
Cryptotis tropicalis (Merriam 1895)

Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023

Biota
Animalia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Mammalia Linnaeus 1758
Theria Parker & Haswell 1897
Eutheria Gill 1872
Soricomorpha Gregory 1910
Soricidae G. Fischer 1814
Soricinae G. Fischer 1814
Blarinini Kretzoi 1965
Cryptotis Pomel 1848
Cryptotis parva (Say 1823) (this page)
Cryptotis parva berlandieri (Baird 1858)
Cryptotis parva floridana (Merriam 1895)
Cryptotis parva parva (Say 1823)
Cryptotis parva pueblensis Jackson 1933
Cryptotis parva soricina (Merriam 1895)
Cryptotis alticola (Merriam 1895)
Cryptotis brachyonyx Woodman 2003
Cryptotis colombiana Woodman & Timm 1993
Cryptotis endersi Setzer 1950
Cryptotis equatoris (Thomas 1912)
Cryptotis goldmani (Merriam 1895)
Cryptotis goodwini Jackson 1933
Cryptotis gracilis Miller 1911
Cryptotis griseoventris Jackson 1933
Cryptotis hondurensis Woodman & Timm 1992
Cryptotis magna (Merriam 1895)
Cryptotis mayensis (Merriam 1901)
Cryptotis medellinia Thomas 1921
Cryptotis mera Goldman 1912
Cryptotis meridensis (Thomas 1898)
Cryptotis merriami Choate 1970
Cryptotis mexicana (Coues 1877)
Cryptotis montivaga (Anthony 1921)
Cryptotis nelsoni (Merriam 1895)
Cryptotis nigrescens (J. A. Allen 1895)
Cryptotis obscura (Merriam 1895)
Cryptotis orophila (J. A. Allen 1895)
Cryptotis peregrina (Merriam 1895)
Cryptotis peruviensis Vivar, Pacheco & Valqui 1997
Cryptotis phillipsii (Schaldach 1966)
Cryptotis squamipes (J. A. Allen 1912)
Cryptotis tamensis Woodman 2002
Cryptotis thomasi (Merriam 1897)
Cryptotis tropicalis (Merriam 1895)

Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Synapsida
Therapsida
Cynodontia
Mammalia
Theria
Eutheria
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Lipotyphla
Soricidae
Soricinae G. Fischer 1814
Blarinini Kretzoi 1965
Cryptotis Pomel 1848
Cryptotis parva (Say 1823) (this page)
Cryptotis parva berlandieri (Baird 1858)
Cryptotis parva floridana (Merriam 1895)
Cryptotis parva parva (Say 1823)
Cryptotis parva pueblensis Jackson 1933
Cryptotis parva soricina (Merriam 1895)
Cryptotis alticola (Merriam 1895)
Cryptotis brachyonyx Woodman 2003
Cryptotis colombiana Woodman & Timm 1993
Cryptotis endersi Setzer 1950
Cryptotis equatoris (Thomas 1912)
Cryptotis goldmani (Merriam 1895)
Cryptotis goodwini Jackson 1933
Cryptotis gracilis Miller 1911
Cryptotis griseoventris Jackson 1933
Cryptotis hondurensis Woodman & Timm 1992
Cryptotis magna (Merriam 1895)
Cryptotis mayensis (Merriam 1901)
Cryptotis medellinia Thomas 1921
Cryptotis mera Goldman 1912
Cryptotis meridensis (Thomas 1898)
Cryptotis merriami Choate 1970
Cryptotis mexicana (Coues 1877)
Cryptotis montivaga (Anthony 1921)
Cryptotis nelsoni (Merriam 1895)
Cryptotis nigrescens (J. A. Allen 1895)
Cryptotis obscura (Merriam 1895)
Cryptotis orophila (J. A. Allen 1895)
Cryptotis peregrina (Merriam 1895)
Cryptotis peruviensis Vivar, Pacheco & Valqui 1997
Cryptotis phillipsii (Schaldach 1966)
Cryptotis squamipes (J. A. Allen 1912)
Cryptotis tamensis Woodman 2002
Cryptotis thomasi (Merriam 1897)
Cryptotis tropicalis (Merriam 1895)

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Synapsida
Therapsida
Cynodontia
Mammalia
Theria
Eutheria
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Lipotyphla
Soricidae
Cryptotis
Cryptotis parva (Say 1823) (this page)
Cryptotis parva berlandieri (Baird 1858)
Cryptotis parva floridana (Merriam 1895)
Cryptotis parva parva (Say 1823)
Cryptotis parva pueblensis Jackson 1933
Cryptotis parva soricina (Merriam 1895)
Cryptotis alticola (Merriam 1895)
Cryptotis brachyonyx Woodman 2003
Cryptotis colombiana Woodman & Timm 1993
Cryptotis endersi Setzer 1950
Cryptotis equatoris (Thomas 1912)
Cryptotis goldmani (Merriam 1895)
Cryptotis goodwini Jackson 1933
Cryptotis gracilis Miller 1911
Cryptotis griseoventris Jackson 1933
Cryptotis hondurensis Woodman & Timm 1992
Cryptotis magna (Merriam 1895)
Cryptotis mayensis (Merriam 1901)
Cryptotis medellinia Thomas 1921
Cryptotis mera Goldman 1912
Cryptotis meridensis (Thomas 1898)
Cryptotis merriami Choate 1970
Cryptotis mexicana (Coues 1877)
Cryptotis montivaga (Anthony 1921)
Cryptotis nelsoni (Merriam 1895)
Cryptotis nigrescens (J. A. Allen 1895)
Cryptotis obscura (Merriam 1895)
Cryptotis orophila (J. A. Allen 1895)
Cryptotis peregrina (Merriam 1895)
Cryptotis peruviensis Vivar, Pacheco & Valqui 1997
Cryptotis phillipsii (Schaldach 1966)
Cryptotis squamipes (J. A. Allen 1912)
Cryptotis tamensis Woodman 2002
Cryptotis thomasi (Merriam 1897)
Cryptotis tropicalis (Merriam 1895)

GBIF classification

Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Soricomorpha
Soricidae
Cryptotis Pomel 1848
Cryptotis parva (Say 1823) (this page)
Cryptotis parva berlandieri (Baird 1858)
Cryptotis parva celatus
Cryptotis parva floridana (Merriam 1895)
Cryptotis parva parva
Cryptotis parva pueblensis Jackson 1933
Cryptotis parva soricina (Merriam 1895)
Cryptotis parvus berlandieri
Cryptotis parvus floridanus
Cryptotis parvus parvus
Cryptotis parvus pueblensis
Cryptotis parvus soricinus
Blarina adamsi (Hibbard 1953)
Cryptotis alticola (Merriam 1895)
Cryptotis brachyonyx Woodman 2003
Cryptotis colombiana Woodman & Timm 1993
Cryptotis endersi Setzer 1950
Cryptotis equatoris (Thomas 1912)
Cryptotis goldmani (Merriam 1895)
Cryptotis goodwini Jackson 1933
Cryptotis gracilis Miller 1911
Cryptotis griseoventris Jackson 1933
Cryptotis hondurensis Woodman & Timm 1992
Cryptotis kansasensis Hibbard 1957
Cryptotis lacertosus Woodman
Cryptotis magna (Merriam 1895)
Cryptotis mam Woodman
Cryptotis mayensis (Merriam 1901)
Cryptotis meadensis Hibbard 1953
Cryptotis medellinia Thomas 1921
Cryptotis mera Goldman 1912
Cryptotis meridensis (Thomas 1898)
Cryptotis merriami Choate 1970
Cryptotis mexicana (Coues 1877)
Cryptotis montivaga (Anthony 1921)
Cryptotis nelsoni (Merriam 1895)
Cryptotis nigrescens (J. A. Allen 1895)
Cryptotis obscura (Merriam 1895)
Cryptotis olivaceus
Cryptotis oreoryctes Woodman
Cryptotis orophila (J. A. Allen 1895)
Cryptotis peregrina (Merriam 1895)
Cryptotis peruviensis Vivar, Pacheco & Valqui 1997
Cryptotis phillipsii (Schaldach 1966)
Cryptotis pseudagyrtes Baker 1904
Cryptotis squamipes (J. A. Allen 1912)
Cryptotis tamensis Woodman 2002
Cryptotis thomasi (Merriam 1897)
Cryptotis tropicalis (Merriam 1895)

Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy

Animalia
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Tetrapoda
Mammalia Linnaeus 1758
Theria Parker & Haswell 1897
Eutheria Gill 1872
Soricomorpha Gregory 1910
Soricidae G. Fischer 1814
Soricinae G. Fischer 1814
Blarinini Kretzoi 1965
Cryptotis Pomel 1848
Cryptotis parva (Say 1823) (this page)
Cryptotis parva berlandieri (Baird 1858)
Cryptotis parva floridana (Merriam 1895)
Cryptotis parva parva (Say 1823)
Cryptotis parva pueblensis Jackson 1933
Cryptotis parva soricina (Merriam 1895)
Cryptotis alticola (Merriam 1895)
Cryptotis brachyonyx Woodman 2003
Cryptotis colombiana Woodman & Timm 1993
Cryptotis endersi Setzer 1950
Cryptotis equatoris (Thomas 1912)
Cryptotis goldmani (Merriam 1895)
Cryptotis goodwini Jackson 1933
Cryptotis gracilis Miller 1911
Cryptotis griseoventris Jackson 1933
Cryptotis hondurensis Woodman & Timm 1992
Cryptotis magna (Merriam 1895)
Cryptotis mayensis (Merriam 1901)
Cryptotis medellinia Thomas 1921
Cryptotis mera Goldman 1912
Cryptotis meridensis (Thomas 1898)
Cryptotis merriami Choate 1970
Cryptotis mexicana (Coues 1877)
Cryptotis montivaga (Anthony 1921)
Cryptotis nelsoni (Merriam 1895)
Cryptotis nigrescens (J. A. Allen 1895)
Cryptotis obscura (Merriam 1895)
Cryptotis orophila (J. A. Allen 1895)
Cryptotis peregrina (Merriam 1895)
Cryptotis peruviensis Vivar, Pacheco & Valqui 1997
Cryptotis phillipsii (Schaldach 1966)
Cryptotis squamipes (J. A. Allen 1912)
Cryptotis tamensis Woodman 2002
Cryptotis thomasi (Merriam 1897)
Cryptotis tropicalis (Merriam 1895)

IUCN

Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Eulipotyphla
Soricidae
Cryptotis parva (Say 1823) (this page)
Anourosorex assamensis Anderson 1875
Anourosorex schmidi Petter 1963
Anourosorex yamashinai Kuroda 1935
Blarinella griselda Thomas 1912
Chodsigoa caovansunga Lunde, Musser & Son 2003
Chodsigoa parva G. M. Allen 1923
Chodsigoa sodalis Thomas 1913
Congosorex phillipsorum Stanley, Rogers & Hutterer 2005
Crocidura absconditus Esselstyn, Achmadi & Maharadatunkamsi 2014
Crocidura afeworkbekelei Lavrenchenko, Voyat & Hutterer 2016
Crocidura arispa Spitzenberger 1971
Crocidura baluensis Thomas 1898
Crocidura brunnea Jentink 1888
Crocidura caspica Thomas 1907
Crocidura eburnea Heim de Balsac 1958
Crocidura fingui Ceríaco, Marques, Jacquet, Nicolas, Colyn, Denys, Sardinha & Bastos-Silveira 2015
Crocidura foetida Peters 1870
Crocidura gathornei Jenkins 2013
Crocidura goliath Thomas 1906
Crocidura hikmiya Meegaskumbura, Meegaskumbura, Pethiyagoda, Manamendra-Arachchi & Schneider 2007
Crocidura hilliana Jenkins & Smith 1995
Crocidura hutanis Ruedi & Vogel 1995
Crocidura indochinensis Robinson & Kloss 1922
Crocidura jouvenetae Heim de Balsac 1958
Crocidura katinka Bate 1937
Crocidura lepidura Lyon 1908
Crocidura lwiroensis Kerbis Peterhans & Hutterer 2013
Crocidura munissii Stanley, Hutterer, Giarla & Esselstyn 2015
Crocidura musseri Ruedi & Vogel 1995
Crocidura negligens Robinson & Kloss 1914
Crocidura nimbasilvanus Hutterer 2003
Crocidura ramona Ivanitskaya, Shenbrot & Nevo 1996
Crocidura rapax G. Allen 1923
Crocidura sapaensis Jenkins 2013
Crocidura tanakae Kuroda 1938
Crocidura tansaniana Hutterer 1986
Crocidura trichura Dobson ex Thomas 1889
Crocidura virgata Sanderson 1940
Crocidura vorax G. Allen 1923
Crocidura vosmaeri Jentink 1888
Crocidura watasei Kuroda 1924
Crocidura wuchihensis Wang 1966
Crocidura yaldeni Lavrenchenko, Voyat & Hutterer 2016
Cryptotis alticola (Merriam 1895)
Cryptotis brachyonyx Woodman 2003
Cryptotis colombiana Woodman & Timm 1993
Cryptotis dinirensis Quiroga-Carmona & Nascimiento 2016
Cryptotis equatoris (Thomas 1912)
Cryptotis mayensis (Merriam 1901)
Cryptotis medellinia Thomas 1921
Cryptotis merriami Choate 1970
Cryptotis merus Goldman 1912
Cryptotis nelsoni (Merriam 1895)
Cryptotis obscura (Merriam 1895)
Cryptotis orophila (J. A. Allen 1895)
Cryptotis peregrina (Merriam 1895)
Cryptotis peruviensis Vivar, Pacheco & Valqui 1997
Cryptotis phillipsii (Schaldach 1966)
Cryptotis tamensis Woodman 2002
Cryptotis tropicalis (Merriam 1895)
Myosorex blarina Thomas 1906
Myosorex cafer (Sundevall 1846)
Myosorex eisentrauti Heim de Balsac 1968
Myosorex geata (Allen & Loveridge 1927)
Myosorex kabogoensis Kerbis Peterhans & Hutterer 2013
Myosorex longicaudatus Meester & Dippenaar 1978
Myosorex meesteri Taylor, Kearney, Peterhans, Julian, Baxter & Willows-Munro 2013
Myosorex okuensis Heim de Balsac 1968
Myosorex rumpii Heim de Balsac 1968
Myosorex schalleri Heim de Balsac 1966
Myosorex sclateri Thomas & Schwann 1905
Myosorex tenuis Thomas & Schwann 1905
Notiosorex cockrumi Baker, O'Neill & McAliley 2003
Notiosorex evotis (Coues 1877)
Notiosorex villai Carraway & Timm 2000
Paracrocidura graueri Hutterer 1986
Paracrocidura maxima Heim de Balsac 1959
Ruwenzorisorex suncoides (Osgood 1936)
Scutisorex thori Stanley, Malekani & Gambalemoke 2013
Solisorex pearsoni Thomas 1924
Sorex antinorii Bonaparte 1840
Sorex cansulus Thomas 1912
Sorex cylindricauda Milne-Edwards 1872
Sorex excelsus G. M. Allen 1923
Sorex hosonoi Imaizumi 1954
Sorex ixtlanensis Carraway 2007
Sorex jacksoni Hall & Gilmore 1932
Sorex kozlovi Stroganov 1952
Sorex leucogaster Kuroda 1933
Sorex macrodon Merriam 1895
Sorex maritimensis Smith 1939
Sorex mediopua Carraway 2007
Sorex neomexicanus Bailey 1913
Sorex orizabae Merriam 1895
Sorex pribilofensis Merriam 1895
Sorex rohweri Rausch, Feagin & Rausch 2007
Sorex sinalis Thomas 1912
Sorex veraecrucis Jackson 1925
Sorex yukonicus Dokuchaev 1997
Suncus aequatorius Heller 1912
289 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Olfactores
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Dipnotetrapodomorpha
Tetrapodomorpha
Tetrapoda
Mammaliaformes
Mammalia
Theria
Placentalia
Exafroplacentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Soricomorpha
Soricidae
Soricinae
Blarinini
Cryptotis
Cryptotis parva (this page)
Cryptotis parva berlandieri
Cryptotis parva floridana
Cryptotis parva parva
Cryptotis parva pueblensis
Cryptotis parva soricina
Cryptotis parva tropicalis
Cryptotis alticola
Cryptotis aroensis
Cryptotis avia
Cryptotis brachyonyx
Cryptotis cavatorculus
Cryptotis celaque
Cryptotis colombiana
Cryptotis dinirensis
Cryptotis eckerlini
Cryptotis endersi
Cryptotis equatoris
Cryptotis evaristoi
Cryptotis goldmani
Cryptotis goodwini
Cryptotis gracilis
Cryptotis griseoventris
Cryptotis hondurensis
Cryptotis lacandonensis
Cryptotis lacertosus
Cryptotis magna
Cryptotis magnimanus
Cryptotis mam
Cryptotis matsoni
Cryptotis mayensis
Cryptotis mccarthyi
Cryptotis medellinia
Cryptotis medellinius
Cryptotis mera
Cryptotis meridensis
Cryptotis merriami
Cryptotis mexicana
Cryptotis montecristo
Cryptotis monteverdensis
Cryptotis montivaga
Cryptotis nelsoni
Cryptotis niausa
Cryptotis nigrescens
Cryptotis obscura
Cryptotis oreoryctes
Cryptotis orophila
Cryptotis osgoodi
Cryptotis peregrina
Cryptotis perijensis
Cryptotis peruviensis
Cryptotis phillipsii
Cryptotis squamipes
Cryptotis tamensis
Cryptotis thomasi
Cryptotis tropicalis
Cryptotis venezuelensis
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