Cryptotis parva Say 1823 (North American least shrew)
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Mammalia - Soricomorpha - Soricidae
Alternative combination: Sorex parvus
Belongs to Cryptotis according to S. B. George 1986
See also Dalquest and Roth 1970, Hay 1930, Kurten and Anderson 1980 and Repenning 1967
Sister taxa: Cryptotis adamsi, Cryptotis floridana, Cryptotis kansasensis, Cryptotis meadensis, Cryptotis mexicana, Cryptotis peregrina, Cryptotis phillipsii
Ecology: ground dwelling omnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Mexico (2 collections), United States (30: Florida, Kansas, Missouri, New Mexico, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia)
Total: 32 collections each including a single occurrence
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