Tamá small-eared shrew
Encyclopedia
The Tamá small-eared shrew (Cryptotis tamensis) is a species of mammal
in the family Soricidae. It is known from the Cordillera Oriental of Colombia
and the Páramo
de Tamá of western Venezuela
, where it has been found primarily in cloud forest
at elevations between 2380 and 3330 m. Its range includes Venezuela's El Tamá National Park.
Mammal
Mammals are members of a class of air-breathing vertebrate animals characterised by the possession of endothermy, hair, three middle ear bones, and mammary glands functional in mothers with young...
in the family Soricidae. It is known from the Cordillera Oriental of Colombia
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
and the Páramo
Páramo
The term páramo can refer to a variety of ecosystems. Some ecologists describe the páramo broadly as “all high, tropical, montane vegetation above the continuous timberline”. A more narrow term classifies the páramo according to its regional placement - specifically located in “the northern Andes...
de Tamá of western Venezuela
Venezuela
Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...
, where it has been found primarily in cloud forest
Cloud forest
A cloud forest, also called a fog forest, is a generally tropical or subtropical evergreen montane moist forest characterized by a persistent, frequent or seasonal low-level cloud cover, usually at the canopy level. Cloud forests often exhibit an abundance of mosses covering the ground and...
at elevations between 2380 and 3330 m. Its range includes Venezuela's El Tamá National Park.