Least Shrew (Cryptotis parva) wildspecies.ca

May Be At Risk

Present in regions

Migratory species: Unknown

Taxonomic group:

Mammals

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Common Names

English common name:

Least Shrew

French common name:

Year	English common name	French common name
2000	Least Shrew	Petite Musaraigne
2005	Least Shrew	Petite Musaraigne
2010	Least Shrew	Petite Musaraigne
2015	Least Shrew
2020	Least Shrew

Scientific Names

Higher Classification:

Superkingdom

EUKARYOTA

Kingdom

ANIMALIA

Subkingdom

BILATERIA

Infrakingdom

DEUTEROSTOMIA

Phylum

Chordata

Subphylum

Vertebrata

Infraphylum

Gnathostomata

Superclass

Tetrapoda

Class

Mammalia

Year	Scientific name	Family	Order
2000	Cryptotis parva	Soricidae	Insectivora
2005	Cryptotis parva	Soricidae	Insectivora
2010	Cryptotis parva	Soricidae	Soricomorpha
2015	Cryptotis parva	Soricidae	Soricomorpha
2020	Cryptotis parvus	Soricidae	Eulipotyphla

Priority Score

This species is not designated as may be at risk

Trends in rounded national ranks

Year	Rounded National Rank	Description of the change	Reason for change	Notes
2000	Critically Imperiled
2005	Critically Imperiled
2010	Critically Imperiled
2015	Possibly Extirpated	Increased level of risk.	Improved knowledge of the species.	Not observed in Canada since 1958
2020	Possibly Extirpated

Original Ranks:

Canada
2000	May Be At Risk - 2
2005	May Be At Risk - 2
2010	May Be At Risk - 2
2015	Possibly Extirpated - NH
2020	Possibly Extirpated - NH

Yukon
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Northwest Territories
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Nunavut
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

British Columbia
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Alberta
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Saskatchewan
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Manitoba
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Ontario
2000	May Be At Risk - 2
2005	May Be At Risk - 2
2010	May Be At Risk - 2
2015	Possibly Extirpated - SH
2020	Possibly Extirpated - SH

Quebec
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

New Brunswick
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Nova Scotia
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Prince Edward Island
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Newfoundland and Labrador
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015
2020

Labrador
2000
2005
2010
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Newfoundland
2000
2005
2010
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Pacific Ocean
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Western Arctic Ocean
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Eastern Arctic Ocean
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Atlantic Ocean
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present