Cryptotis peruviensis

E. Vivar, Pacheco, & Valqui, 1997

Peruvian Small-eared Shrew

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Laurasiatheria
Order : Eulipotyphla
Suborder : Erinaceota
Superfamily : Soricoidea
Family : Soricidae
Subfamily : Soricinae
Tribe : Blarinini
Genus : Cryptotis

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Vivar, E., Pacheco, V.R. and Valqui, M. 1997-08-29. A new species of Cryptotis (Insectivora, Soricidae) from northern Peru. American Museum Novitates 3202:1-15.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/62224304

Original name as described

Cryptotis peruviensis

Other common names

Peruvian Shrew · Evaristo's Small-eared Shrew

Type material

MUSM 8373

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

"Peru, Department Cajamarca, Las Ashitas, 3150 m, about 42 km W of Jaén (05°42'S, 79°08'W)."

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Peru

Taxonomy notes

includes the recently described evaristoi

Taxonomy notes citation

Zeballos, H., Pino, K., Medina, C. E., Pari, A., Chavez, D., Tinoco, N., & Ceballos, G. (2018). A new species of small-eared shrew of the genus Cryptotis (Mammalia, Eulipotyphla, Soricidae) from the northernmost Peruvian Andes. Zootaxa, 4377(1), 51-73. · Cárdenas, P. M., Pacheco, V., Ruelas, D., & Ron, S. (2025). A new species of Cryptotis (Eulipotyphla: Soricidae) and introduction to the systematics of the Ecuadorian and Peruvian Cryptotis species. Mammalia, (0), in press.

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004168

Country distribution map

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Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Cryptotis peruviensis

E. Vivar, Pacheco, & Valqui, 1997

Family

Soricidae

Root name

peruviensis

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MUSM 8373

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

7

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/62224304

Authority publication

American Museum Novitates

Name usages

  1. Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #136734) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  3. Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:441) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #136734) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004168) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  6. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/136734/22284052) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Cryptotis evaristoi

Zeballos, Pino, Medina, Pari, Chávez, Tinoco, & Ceballos, 2018

Family

Soricidae

Root name

evaristoi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MUSA 7427

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

61

Authority publication

Zootaxa

Name usages

  1. Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:441) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #400000557) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004136) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)

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