Cryptotis

• Colombian Small-eared Shrew Cryptotis colombianus

  

  This shrew is recorded in the central Colombian Andes. It has a dark-brown back, a short tail, tiny eyes and ears, and records in moist montane cloud forest.

• Yucatan Small-eared Shrew Cryptotis mayensis

  

  The Yucatan small-eared shrew has short gray fur and tiny eyes. It occurs in lowland areas around the Yucatan Peninsula and searches for small prey at night.

• Small Mexican Small-eared Shrew Cryptotis mexicanus

  

  This small-eared shrew lives in the mountains of Mexico. It has dark brown fur above and a slightly paler underside; the account lists damp montane forests as habitat.

• Central American Least Shrew Cryptotis orophilus

  

  This small shrew occurs in Central America. Its original description notes different coat colors on the back and underside.

• North American Least Shrew Cryptotis parvus

  

  A small shrew of North America, recorded in tall grass, brush and fallen logs, and soft soils around wetlands.

• Central Mexican Broad-clawed Shrew Cryptotis alticola

  A shrew of the genus Cryptotis known from records in the Mexican highlands. It is associated with broad foreclaws and has been captured in conifer forest sites that include grassy patches.

• Aroa Small-eared Shrew Cryptotis aroensis

  This shrew was described from Sierra de Aroa in northwestern Venezuela. It has luxuriant grayish-brown fur; the three specimens known in the original description came from a pristine cloud-forest patch.

• Berlandier's Least Shrew Cryptotis berlandieri

  This shrew is recorded in Mexico and southern Texas. It is currently treated as a species, though a 2007 Mexican monograph discussed it as C. parva berlandieri.

• Eastern Cordillera Small-eared Shrew Cryptotis brachyonyx

  The Eastern Cordillera Small-eared Shrew is known from Colombia's Eastern Cordillera. After a long gap in records, a 2024 survey rediscovered more than 30 individuals at its type locality, La Selva.

• Santa Barbara Broad-clawed Shrew Cryptotis cavatorculus

  This small shrew is recorded from the mountains of Honduras. The 2015 description was based on one adult female specimen.

• Celaque Broad-clawed Shrew Cryptotis celaque

  This small shrew is known from the Sierra de Celaque in Honduras. The description paper reports specimens from three sites at 1,430–2,560 m.

• Dinira Small-eared Shrew Cryptotis dinirensis

  The Dinira small-eared shrew is known from the northeastern Andes of Venezuela, including the Sierra de Barbacoas and Macizo de Guaramacal.

• Yucatan Small-eared Shrew Cryptotis mayensis

  The Yucatan small-eared shrew has short gray fur and tiny eyes. It occurs in lowland areas around the Yucatan Peninsula and searches for small prey at night.

• North American Least Shrew Cryptotis parvus

  A small shrew of North America, recorded in tall grass, brush and fallen logs, and soft soils around wetlands.

• Central American Least Shrew Cryptotis orophilus

  This small shrew occurs in Central America. Its original description notes different coat colors on the back and underside.

• Small Mexican Small-eared Shrew Cryptotis mexicanus

  This small-eared shrew lives in the mountains of Mexico. It has dark brown fur above and a slightly paler underside; the account lists damp montane forests as habitat.

• Colombian Small-eared Shrew Cryptotis colombianus

  This shrew is recorded in the central Colombian Andes. It has a dark-brown back, a short tail, tiny eyes and ears, and records in moist montane cloud forest.