Darién small-eared shrew

{{Short description|Species of mammal}}

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| name = Darién small-eared shrew

| status = EN | status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=Samudio Jr, R.S. |date=2018 |title=Cryptotis merus |volume=2018 |page=e.T136299A22283802 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T136299A22283802.en |access-date=19 November 2021}}

| genus = Cryptotis

| species = merus

| authority = Goldman Benso, 1912

| synonyms = Cryptotis mera

| range_map = Darien Small-eared Shrew area.png

| range_map_caption = Darién small-eared shrew range

}}

The Darién small-eared shrew (Cryptotis merus) is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is known only from montane regions along the border between Colombia and Darién Province, Panama,{{MSW3 Soricomorpha | id = 13700378 | page = 272}} where it has been found in rainforest at elevations from 1400 to 1500 m. It has terrestrial habits.