Ryukyu shrew
Ryukyu shrew | |
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Conservation status | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Soricomorpha |
Family: | Soricidae |
Genus: | Crocidura |
Species: | C. orii |
Binomial name | |
Crocidura orii Kuroda, 1924 | |
Ryukyu Shrew range |
The Ryukyu shrew (Crocidura orii), also known as Orii's shrew[1] is a species of mammal in the Soricidae family. It is endemic to Japan. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Source
- Insectivore Specialist Group 1996. Crocidura orii. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 30 July 2007.