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Cryptotis merriami (Merriam's Small-eared Shrew)

Wikipedia Abstract

The Merriam's small-eared shrew (Cryptotis merriami) is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is found in Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico and Nicaragua.
View Wikipedia Record: Cryptotis merriami

EDGE Analysis

Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) 
4
 Unique (100)
Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) 
25
 Unique & Vulnerable (100)
ED Score: 9.59
EDGE Score: 2.36
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Attributes

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

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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