The Yalijux shrew (Cryptotis oreoryctes) is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is endemic to Guatemala.[1]

Yalijux shrew
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Eulipotyphla
Family: Soricidae
Genus: Cryptotis
Species:
C. oreoryctes
Binomial name
Cryptotis oreoryctes
Woodman, 2011[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Engelbrektsson, P. (2020) [amended version of 2019 assessment]. "Cryptotis oreoryctes". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T45954370A166602236. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-1.RLTS.T45954370A166602236.en. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  2. ^ Woodman, N. (2011). "Patterns of morphological variation amongst semifossorial shrews in the highlands of Guatemala, with the description of a new species (Mammalia, Soricomorpha, Soricidae)". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 163 (4): 1267–1288. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.2011.00754.x. hdl:10088/17639.