Cryptotis equatoris

(O. Thomas, 1912)

Ecuadorean 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

Thomas, O. 1912-04-01. Three small mammals from S. America. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (8)9(52):408-410.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18639166

Original name as described

Blarina equatoris

Other common names

Ecuadorian Shrew

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1899.9.9.3

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/bee11c91-910a-49ed-8ca8-d8ca1fa21d77

Type locality

"Sinche, Guabanda [= Guaranda], 4000 m, " Bolívar, Ecuador.

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Ecuador

Taxonomy notes

previously included C. osgoodi

Taxonomy notes citation

Moreno Cárdenas, P.A. and Albuja, L. 2014. Una nueva especie de Musaraña del género Cryptotis Pomel 1848 (Mammalia: Soricomorpha: Soricidae) de Ecuador y estatus taxonomico de Cryptotis equatoris Thomas (1912). Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia 54(28):403-418. doi:10.1590/0031-1049.2014.54.28

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004135

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.

Total: 2 names and synonyms.

Blarina equatoris

(O. Thomas, 1912)

Family

Soricidae

Root name

equatoris

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1899.9.9.3

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/bee11c91-910a-49ed-8ca8-d8ca1fa21d77

Authority page

409

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18639166

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Thomas (1912:409, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18639166) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/19919)

Cryptotis equatoris

E. Vivar, Pacheco, & Valqui, 1997

Family

Soricidae

Root name

equatoris

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

5

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/62224302

Authority publication

American Museum Novitates

Name usages

Vivar, Pacheco & Valqui (1997:5, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/62224302) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/3346)
Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)
Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #136438) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:440) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)
Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #136438) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004135) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/136438/22283978) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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