Ornate shrew
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| Ornate shrew | |
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| Sorex ornatus relictus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Soricomorpha |
| Family: | Soricidae |
| Genus: | Sorex |
| Species: | S. ornatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Sorex ornatus Merriam, 1895 | |
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| Ornate shrew range | |
The ornate shrew, Sorex ornatus, is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is endemic to Baja California in Mexico and California in the United States.[1] The tule shrew is a likely extinct subspecies; it is only known by four specimens collected in 1905. Other subspecies include the "Suisun ornate shrew", Sorex ornatus sinuosus.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Ticul Alvarez, S., Matson, J., Castro-Arellano, I., Woodman, N., de Grammont, P.C. & Hammerson, G. (2008). "Sorex ornatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 08 February 2010.
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