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Scientific Name
Cryptotis parva
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Cryptotis parva (Say, 1823)
Park
Great Smoky Mountains National Park (GRSM)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
LEAST SHREW
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
KingdomAnimalia
SubkingdomBilateria
Infrakingdom Deuterostomia
PhylumChordata
SubphylumVertebrata
Infraphylum Gnathostomata
SuperclassTetrapoda
ClassMammalia
SubclassTheria
InfraclassEutheria
OrderEulipotyphla
FamilySoricidae
SubfamilySoricinae
TribeBlarinini
GenusCryptotis
SpeciesCryptotis parva
Occurrence
Present
Nativeness
Native
Abundance
Uncommon
Seasonality Tags
  • Breeder
    generally breeds all year in South; evidence of a female nursing and four males in breeding in October
Elevation Range Tags
  • Low
Habitat Tags
  • terrestrial
    broomsedge fields, open grassy patch (cultivated areas)
Species Record Status Tags
  • Pre 1998
Taxa Group Tags
  • Mammal
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
3
Vouchers
6
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
Converted from non-NPSpecies format by I&M Office
Created Date
10/31/2005 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
KStraub@nps.gov
Last Modified Date
4/18/2019 12:53:58 PM
Notes
Park Species Detail: ATBI Sensitivity = Public Taxonomy Notes: C. c. parva (Paradiso, 1959) is the subspecies in the southern part of the range (American Society of Mammalogists), but it is not recognized in IT IS
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