Mammalia - Theriiformes - Soricidae

Alternative combination: Blarina adamsi

Belongs to Cryptotis according to C. A. Jones et al. 1984

Sister taxa: Cryptotis kansasensis, Cryptotis meadensis, Cryptotis mexicana, Cryptotis parva, Cryptotis peregrina, Cryptotis phillipsii

Type specimen: Its type locality is Fox Canyon, which is in a Blancan terrestrial horizon in the Rexroad Formation of Kansas

Ecology: ground dwelling omnivore

Average measurements (in mm): m1 1.55 x 1.10