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--> GENUS Cryptotis
SPECIES Cryptotis peruviensis
Author: | Vivar, Pacheco and Valqui, 1997. | Citation: | Am. Mus. Novit., 3202: 7. | Common Name: | Peruvian Small-eared Shrew | Type Locality: | Peru, Department Cajamarca, Las Ashitas, 3150 m, about 42 km W Jaén (05°42'S, 79°08'W). | Distribution: | Only known from elfin forest in N Peru, E and W Andes, at 3150 and 2050 m. | Comments: | C. thomasi group. The populations of peruviensis document the southernmost occurrence of Cryptotis in South America (Vivar et al., 1997). |
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