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, and Puebla, Morelos, and in the Mexican Federal District
Central Mexican broad-clawed shrew | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Eulipotyphla |
Family: | Soricidae |
Genus: | Cryptotis |
Species: | C. alticola
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Binomial name | |
Cryptotis alticola (Merriam, 1895)
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Central Mexican broad-clawed shrew range |
Type locality: Mexico, Volcán Popocatépetl, 11,500 ft. (3505 m).