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, and Puebla, Morelos, and in the Mexican Federal District

Central Mexican broad-clawed shrew
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Eulipotyphla
Family: Soricidae
Genus: Cryptotis
Species:
C. alticola
Binomial name
Cryptotis alticola
(Merriam, 1895)
Central Mexican broad-clawed shrew range

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

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