Central Mexican broad-clawed shrew

The Central Mexican broad-clawed shrew (Cryptotis alticola^[2]) is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is found in the highlands above 2000 m in the Mexican states of Colima, Hidalgo, Jalisco, Michoacán, Mexico, Morelos, and Puebla, and in Mexico City.

Central Mexican broad-clawed shrew
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Eulipotyphla
Family:	Soricidae
Genus:	Cryptotis
Species:	C. alticola
Binomial name
Cryptotis alticola (Merriam, 1895)
Central Mexican broad-clawed shrew range

Type locality: Mexico, Volcán Popocatépetl, 11,500 ft. (3505 m).