Cryptotis Pomel 1848 (small-eared shrew)
Osteichthyes - Placentalia - Soricidae
PaleoDB taxon number: 40464
Synonyms: Brachysorex Duvernoy 1842 (no. 253620), Soriciscus Coues 1877 (no. 253621)
Parent taxon: Blarinini according to S. B. George 1986
Sister taxa: Adeloblarina, Blarina, Blarinoides, Mafia, Peisorex, Shikamainosorex, Sulimskia
Subtaxa: Cryptotis adamsi, Cryptotis floridana, Cryptotis kansasensis, Cryptotis meadensis, Cryptotis mexicana, Cryptotis parva, Cryptotis peregrina, Cryptotis phillipsii
Ecology: scansorial insectivore