Central Mexican broad-clawed shrew: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Central Mexican broad-clawed shrew lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Cryptotis alticola
Group	Hedgehogs, shrews & moles
Status	Near threatened (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	North America
Class	Mammal
Order	Eulipotyphla
Family	Soricidae

Where does the Central Mexican broad-clawed shrew live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Central Mexican broad-clawed shrew in 1 country or territory across North America.

Mexico

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the Central Mexican broad-clawed shrew endangered?

The Central Mexican broad-clawed shrew’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Near threatened” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Central Mexican broad-clawed shrew?

The Central Mexican broad-clawed shrew (Cryptotis alticola) is a mammal in the order Eulipotyphla and the family Soricidae, genus Cryptotis. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Central Mexican broad-clawed shrew

The Central Mexican broad-clawed shrew (Cryptotis alticola) is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is found in the highlands above 2000 m in the Mexican states of Colima, Hidalgo, Jalisco, Michoacán, Mexico, Morelos, and Puebla, and in Mexico City.

Type locality: Mexico, Volcán Popocatépetl, 11,500 ft. (3505 m).

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Central Mexican broad-clawed shrew (revision 1380795330), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1770028 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).