Genus

Small-eared Shrews

Cryptotis

6 species in our catalog · found in 12 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassMammalia (Mammals)
OrderSoricomorpha
FamilySoricidae (Shrews)
GenusCryptotis (Small-eared Shrews)

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Cryptotis montivaga

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Cryptotis parva

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Cryptotis nigrescens

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Cryptotis gracilis

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Cryptotis orophila

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Cryptotis obscura

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

<5%

Jan

<5%

Feb

<5%

Mar

<5%

Apr

<5%

May

<5%

Jun

<5%

Jul

~10%

Aug

<5%

Sep

<5%

Oct

<5%

Nov

~10%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Small-eared Shrews

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Cajas National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1	~10%
	Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew			Insufficient data
2	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	~10%
	bee shrew			Insufficient data
	Blackish Small-eared Shrew			Insufficient data
3	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	~10%
	Talamancan Small-eared Shrew			Insufficient data
	Central American Least Shrew			Insufficient data
4	Los Quetzales National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	~10%
	bee shrew			Insufficient data
	Blackish Small-eared Shrew			Insufficient data
5	Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	~10%
	bee shrew			Insufficient data
6	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	~10%
	bee shrew			~10%
7	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	bee shrew			<5%
8	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Grizzled Shrew			Insufficient data
9	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Blackish Small-eared Shrew			Insufficient data
10	Rocky Mountain National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	bee shrew			Insufficient data
11	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	bee shrew			Insufficient data
12	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	1	<5%
	Blackish Small-eared Shrew			Insufficient data

Small-eared Shrews

Species in this group

Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew

bee shrew

Blackish Small-eared Shrew

Talamancan Small-eared Shrew

Central American Least Shrew

Grizzled Shrew

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Small-eared Shrews

Parks Ranked