Yucatan small-eared shrew

The Yucatan small-eared shrew (Cryptotis mayensis) is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is mainly known from lowlands of Guatemala, Belize and Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula,^[2] where it has been found in dry scrubland and tropical dry forest at elevations below 100 m.^[1] It is threatened by deforestation.^[1]

Yucatan small-eared shrew
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Eulipotyphla
Family:	Soricidae
Genus:	Cryptotis
Species:	C. mayensis
Binomial name
Cryptotis mayensis (Merriam, 1901)
Yucatan small-eared shrew range