Nelson's small-eared shrew: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Nelson's small-eared shrew lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

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

Where does the Nelson's small-eared shrew live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Nelson's small-eared 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 Nelson's small-eared shrew endangered?

The Nelson's small-eared shrew’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Critically endangered” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Nelson's small-eared shrew?

The Nelson's small-eared shrew (Cryptotis nelsoni) is a mammal in the order Eulipotyphla and the family Soricidae, genus Cryptotis. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Nelson's small-eared shrew

Nelson's small-eared shrew (Cryptotis nelsoni) is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is endemic to eastern Mexico.

The species was discovered by Edward William Nelson and Edward Alphonso Goldman in 1894, who collected a number of specimens from the slopes of the San Martín volcano in the Mexican state of Veracruz. The species was then not recorded again, and thought by many to be extinct, until being rediscovered in the same area in 2004 (as described in 2009). Its biology is essentially unknown. The Nelson's Small-Eared Shrew is considered to be one of the world's 100 most threatened species on the planet. Once thought extinct, they have been recently rediscovered in very small numbers. They live in high altitudes on the side of an inactive volcano. The shrews are tiny (only 10 centimetres long) with brown fur.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Nelson's small-eared shrew (revision 1314787967), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1764634 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).