Mammalia - Theriiformes - Soricidae

Belongs to Cryptotis according to Hibbard 1953

Sister taxa: Cryptotis adamsi, Cryptotis kansasensis, 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