Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Darién small-eared shrew (Cryptotis mera), recorded as Endangered
Darién small-eared shrew (Cryptotis mera). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Endangered

Darién small-eared shrew

Cryptotis mera

Darién small-eared shrew is a mammal in the family Soricidae (order Soricomorpha) — Cryptotis mera, recorded as Endangered.

Status
Endangered
Scientific name
Cryptotis mera
Taxonomy
Mammalia · Soricomorpha · Soricidae · Cryptotis

The mammal

This is a named wild mammal with a photograph and a threat category on the public record.

Range and habitat

It is known only from montane regions along the border between Colombia and Darién Province, Panama, where it has been found in rainforest at elevations from 1400 to 1500 m.

Pins are Wikidata “endemic to” fields. Orange dots, when present, are GBIF occurrence tiles — survey bias included.

In crisis

Darién small-eared shrew is Endangered on this catalog because that is the IUCN category stored on Wikidata. Confirm the official criteria and any later count on iucnredlist.org.

Sources

Written for this catalog from the English Wikipedia article on Darién small-eared shrew — often a short stub, Wikidata item Q1762841. Family and order context is original field-guide writing about the group, not a copied assessment of this one species. Wikipedia text is CC BY-SA. Not an IUCN assessment. Counts, when quoted, can change — confirm them on the recovery programme and on iucnredlist.org.

Photograph via Wikimedia Commons. Wikipedia · Wikidata · IUCN Red List.

Same genus

Photograph of Nelson's small-eared shrew (Cryptotis nelsoni), recorded as Critically EndangeredCR

Nelson's small-eared shrew

Cryptotis nelsoni
Photograph of Guatemalan broad-clawed shrew (Cryptotis griseoventris), recorded as EndangeredEN

Guatemalan broad-clawed shrew

Cryptotis griseoventris
Photograph of Vaquita (Phocoena sinus), recorded as Critically EndangeredCR

Vaquita

Phocoena sinus
Photograph of Javan rhinoceros (Rhinoceros sondaicus), recorded as Critically EndangeredCR

Javan rhinoceros

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Quick answers

What is Darién small-eared shrew?
Darién small-eared shrew is a mammal in the family Soricidae (order Soricomorpha) — Cryptotis mera.
What is the conservation status of Darién small-eared shrew?
Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Cryptotis mera. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Darién small-eared shrew live?
It is known only from montane regions along the border between Colombia and Darién Province, Panama, where it has been found in rainforest at elevations from 1400 to 1500 m.
Why is Darién small-eared shrew in crisis?
It is known only from montane regions along the border between Colombia and Darién Province, Panama, where it has been found in rainforest at elevations from 1400 to 1500 m.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Cryptotis mera?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Darién small-eared shrew a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.