Species Information

Kingdom: Animalia
  Phylum: Craniata
    Class: Mammalia
      Order: Eulipotyphla
        Family: Soricidae
          Genus: Cryptotis
            Species: parva

Least Shrew - Cryptotis parva

Least Shrew

Image courtesy of Biota Information System of New Mexico

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Species Extent (New Mexico)

General Description

Least Shrew (Cryptotis parva) is a small (10 cm long) shrew that is widely distributed from the eastern U.S. west to Colorado and New Mexico and from southeastern Ontario, Canada to the southernmost U.S. In New Mexico, they are found primarily in mesic areas with dense grass cover. The irrigation of the Great Plains has facilitated the extension of their distribution westward in the past few decades.

Status

Global Rank: G5

State Rank: S2

State Status: T

Federal Status:

USFS Status:

BLM Status: BLM WATCH

SWAP Status: SGCN

NMRP Strategy Status:

Observations in Natural Heritage New Mexico Database

Number of Subpopulations: 15

Number of Mapped Locations: 28

Number of Observations: 37

Observation date range: 10-09-1981 to 11-13-2005

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