Cryptotis colombianus, Woodman & Timm, 1993
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Colombian Small-eared Shrew
Cryptotis colombianus View in CoL
French: Musaraigne de Colombie / German: Kolumbien-Kleinohrspitzmaus / Spanish: Musarana de orejas pequenas de Colombia
Other common names: Colombian Shrew
Taxonomy. Cryptotis colombiana Woodman & Timm, 1993 View in CoL ,
“Colombia; Central Cordillera; Antioquia Dept., Sonson; 15 km E of Rio Negrito; 1750 m.” Corrected by N. Woodman and J. E. Péfaur in 2008 to “ Rio Negrito , 15 km E of Sonson, Antioquia, Colombia.”
Widely used specific name colombiana has been changed for gender agreement. Cryptotis colombianus is in the C. nigrescens group based on humerus morphology and
might be closest to C. brachyonyx , although genetic data are needed to clarify these relationships. Monotypic.
Distribution. C Andes Range in Antioquia and Caldas departments (C Colombia). View Figure
Descriptive notes. Head—body 60-76 mm,tail 27-34 mm. No specific data are available for body weight. The Colombian Small-eared Shrew is a smallto mid-sized. Dorsum is dark brown, with gray underfur. Venteris slightly paler buffy brown, with gray underfur. Feet are small and slim, with tiny claws, and dusky in color. Tail is very short (c.36% of head-body length), covered with short hair, and dark brown. Eyes are diminutive, and ears are small and barely visible under fur. Skull has broad rostrum, palate, and interorbital area, narrow zygomatic plate, crowded tooth row, bulbous and non-recessed dentition, simple M?, and broad coronoid process thatjoins horizontal ramus at about a right angle. Teeth are reddish, and there are four unicuspids.
Habitat. ower moist montane cloud forests and near pine plantations, disturbed forests, and agriculturalfields at elevations of 1750-2800 m.
Food and Feeding. No information.
Breeding. No information.
Activity patterns. No information.
Movements, Home range and Social organization. No information.
Status and Conservation. Classified as Least Concern on The IUCN Red List (as C. colombiana ). There are no major threats to Colombian Small-eared Shrews, and they can withstand some habitat destruction and alteration, although their distribution is restricted and experiences high rates of habitat loss. Virtually nothing is known ofits ecology, and additional research is needed.
Bibliography. Hutterer (2005b), Woodman (1996, 2003, 2017a), Woodman & Péfaur (2008), Woodman & Timm (1993), Woodman et al. (2003).
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