Cryptotis peruviensis Vivar, Pacheco and Valqui 1997

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Soricomorpha, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 220-311 : 274

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.7316519
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11341775
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scientific name	Cryptotis peruviensis Vivar, Pacheco and Valqui 1997
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Cryptotis peruviensis Vivar, Pacheco and Valqui 1997 View in CoL

Cryptotis peruviensis Vivar, Pacheco and Valqui 1997 View in CoL , Am. Mus. Novit., 3202: 7.

Type Locality: Peru, Department Cajamarca, Las Ashitas, 3150 m, about 42 km W Jaén (05°42'S, 79°08'W). GoogleMaps

Vernacular Names: Peruvian Small-eared Shrew.

Distribution: Only known from elfin forest in N Peru, E and W Andes, at 3150 and 2050 m.

Discussion: C. thomasi group. The populations of peruviensis document the southernmost occurrence of Cryptotis in South America ( Vivar et al., 1997).