Taiga Shrew

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Taiga Shrew[1]
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Soricomorpha
Family: Soricidae
Genus: Sorex
Species: S. isodon
Binomial name
Sorex isodon
Turov, 1924

The Taiga Shrew (Sorex isodon), also known as the Even-toothed Shrew can achieve a body length of about 67 millimeters, with a tail of about 43 millimeters. This shrew is very similar to the Long-Clawed Shrew. This species inhabits forested mountain valleys, and is found across northern Eurasia. It ranges from the Baltic Sea area through the Lake Baikal region of Siberia into the Russian Far East and along the Baekdudaegan mountains of the Korean Peninsula.[3]

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  1. ^ Hutterer, Rainer (2005-11-16). in Wilson, D. E., and Reeder, D. M. (eds): Mammal Species of the World, 3rd edition, Johns Hopkins University Press, 289-290. ISBN 0-801-88221-4. 
  2. ^ Insectivore Specialist Group (1996). Sorex isodon. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 2007-01-01. Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern
  3. ^ Won, Byeong-o (원병오) (2004). 한국의 포유동물 (Hangugui poyudongmul, Mammals of Korea). Seoul: Dongbang Media. ISBN 89-8457-310-8. 

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