Mexican shrew
Mexican shrew | |
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Conservation status | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Soricomorpha |
Family: | Soricidae |
Genus: | Megasorex Hibbard (1950) |
Species: | M. gigas |
Binomial name | |
Megasorex gigas (Merriam, 1897) | |
Mexican shrew range |
The Mexican shrew (Megasorex gigas) is a species of mammal from the subfamily Soricinae in the family Soricidae. It is monotypic within the genus Megasorex. It is endemic to Mexico.
References
- Insectivore Specialist Group 1996. Megasorex gigas. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 30 July 2007.