Class Mammalia Linnaeus, 1758 - mammals
   Subclass Theria Parker & Haswell, 1897
     Order Soricomorpha Gregory, 1910 see Suborder Soricomorpha Gregory, 1910
       Family Soricidae Fischer, 1814 - shrews
         Subfamily Soricinae Fischer, 1814
           Tribe Blarinini Stirton, 1930
             Genus Cryptotis Pomel, 1848 - small-eared shrews
               Cryptotis mexicana group
                 Cryptotis goldmani subset
                   Cryptotis goldmani (Merriam, 1895) - Goldman's small-eared shrew
                     Cryptotis goldmani machetes Merriam, 1895