Peruvian small-eared shrew

{{Short description|Species of mammal}}

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| name = Peruvian small-eared shrew

| status = DD | status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=Woodman, N. |author2=Quiroga-Carmona, M. |date=2019 |title=Cryptotis peruviensis |volume=2019 |page=e.T136734A22284052 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T136734A22284052.en |access-date=19 November 2021}}

| genus = Cryptotis

| species = peruviensis

| authority = Vivar, Pacheco & Valqui, 1997

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| range_map = Peruvian Small-eared Shrew area.png

| range_map_caption = Peruvian small-eared shrew range

}}

The Peruvian small-eared shrew (Cryptotis peruviensis) is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is known only from northern Peru, where it has been found in shrubby "elfin" cloud forest in the Andes at elevations from {{cvt|2050|to|3150|m}}.{{MSW3 Soricomorpha | id = 13700394 | page = 274}} The species may also be present in Ecuador. It has the southernmost range of any shrew in South America. (The restricted range of shrews in South America is a reflection of their limited mobility and relatively recent arrival from Central America as part of the Great American Interchange.)