The Verapaz Shrew is a cloud-forest shrew of highland Mexico and Guatemala known from very few specimens. Its dark brown fur and elongated snout are typical of cloud-forest-dwelling Sorex shrews. Almost nothing is known about its ecology.
Habitat
Cloud forests of southern Mexico and Guatemala
Diet
Insects and small invertebrates
How common
Very rare
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