Ussuri Shrew

Ussuri Shrew[1]
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Soricomorpha
Family: Soricidae
Genus: Sorex
Species: S. mirabilis
Binomial name
Sorex mirabilis
Ognev, 1937
Ussuri Shrew range

The Ussuri Shrew (Sorex mirabilis), also known as the Giant Shrew, is a species of shrew found in Northeast Asia. An adult Ussuri Shrew has a body length of 7.4-9.4 cm, with a tail of 6.3-7.1 cm. It is found on the rocky slopes of mountains in the Korean Peninsula, northeastern China, and the Russian Far East. It is rarely found, and its ecology is largely unknown.[3]

References

  1. ^ Hutterer, Rainer (16 November 2005). Wilson, Don E., and Reeder, DeeAnn M.. ed. Mammal Species of the World (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2 vols. (2142 pp.). pp. 292. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494. http://www.bucknell.edu/msw3. 
  2. ^ Insectivore Specialist Group (1996). Sorex cinereus. 2006. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. www.iucnredlist.org. Retrieved on 12 May 2006. 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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