Talamancan Small-eared Shrew - Cryptotis gracilis
( Miller, 1911 )

 

 

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Subspecies: Unknown
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CITES Status: NOT LISTED
IUCN Status: Least Concern
U.S. ESA Status: NOT LISTED

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Life Span: in the Wild
Life Span: in Captivity

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Habitat:
It can be found in highland oak forest and paramo ecoregion (Reid 2009).

Range:
This species occurs through two mountain ranges in Costa Rica; the Central, and Talamancan mountains between 1800-3400 m elevation. Its distribution extends to the highlands of west of Panama (Reid 2009).

Conservation:
There are no specific conservation actions on this species, but it occurs in two mountain ranges where its unique ecosystem are considered biodiversity hotspots and are highly protected. Currently, there is ten national parks around its range (Kappelle and Lovejoy 2016).

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