The tropical small-eared shrew (''Cryptotis tropicalis'') is a very small

mammal Mammals () are a group of vertebrate animals constituting the class Mammalia (), characterized by the presence of mammary glands which in females produce milk for feeding (nursing) their young, a neocortex (a region of the brain), fur or ...

of the family Soricidae. The species is found in the eastern highlands of

Chiapas Chiapas (; Tzotzil language, Tzotzil and Tzeltal language, Tzeltal: ''Chyapas'' ), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Chiapas ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Chiapas), is one of the states that make up the Political divisions of Mexico, ...

, Mexico, and parts of Belize and

Guatemala Guatemala ( ; ), officially the Republic of Guatemala ( es, República de Guatemala, links=no), is a country in Central America. It is bordered to the north and west by Mexico; to the northeast by Belize and the Caribbean; to the east by H ...

. Until recently, it was considered a subspecies of the North American least shrew (''C. parva''), but it has gained species status. Its relationship with the Central American least shrew (''C. orophila'') remains to be studied.

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* Cryptotis Mammals of Central America Mammals of Mexico Mammals described in 1895 {{redtoothed-shrew-stub