The Yucatan small-eared shrew (Cryptotis mayensis) is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is mainly known from lowlands of Guatemala, Belize and Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula, where it has been found in dry scrubland and tropical dry forest at elevations below 100 m. It is threatened by deforestation.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Yucatán Small-eared Shrew being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Cryptotis parvus
- Notiosorex crawfordi
- Blarina carolinensis — considered venomous
- Crocidura russula
- Myosorex varius
- Blarina brevicauda — venomous
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Eulipotyphla
- Family
- Soricidae
- Genus
- Cryptotis
- Species
- Cryptotis mayensis
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