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Cryptotis mera (Darién Small-eared Shrew)

Wikipedia Abstract

The Darién small-eared shrew (Cryptotis mera) is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is known only from montane regions along the border between Colombia and Darién Province, Panama, where it has been found in rainforest at elevations from 1400 to 1500 m. It has terrestrial habits.
View Wikipedia Record: Cryptotis mera

EDGE Analysis

Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) 
4
 Unique (100)
Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) 
57
 Unique & Vulnerable (100)
ED Score: 9.59
EDGE Score: 4.44
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Attributes

Adult Weight [1]  8 grams
Forages - Ground [2]  100 %
Snout to Vent Length [1]  3.15 inches (8 cm)

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Darién Frontera Colombo Panameña National Protective Forests Reserves 151738 Chocó, Colombia      
Parque Nacional Fronterizo Darién National Park II 1382494 Panama  

Range Map

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Nathan P. Myhrvold, Elita Baldridge, Benjamin Chan, Dhileep Sivam, Daniel L. Freeman, and S. K. Morgan Ernest. 2015. An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96:3109
♦ 2Hamish Wilman, Jonathan Belmaker, Jennifer Simpson, Carolina de la Rosa, Marcelo M. Rivadeneira, and Walter Jetz. 2014. EltonTraits 1.0: Species-level foraging attributes of the world's birds and mammals. Ecology 95:2027
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0