Valais shrew
| Valais shrew | |
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| Sorex cf. antinorii | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Soricomorpha |
| Family: | Soricidae |
| Genus: | Sorex |
| Species: | S. antinorii |
| Binomial name | |
| Sorex antinorii Bonaparte, 1840 | |
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| Valais shrew range | |
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The Valais shrew (Sorex antinorii) is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae.[2]
Taxonomy
It's karyotype has 2n = 24/25 and FN = 40. Until 2002, it was viewed as a chromosomal race of the wide-ranging and karyotypically polymorphic species S. araneus.[1]
Distribution
It is found in all of Italy except southern Apulia, in southeastern France, and in southern Switzerland.
Habitat
This species prefers areas with dense vegetation, at an elevation of 0–1,300 metres (0–4,265 ft) above sea level.
External links
- Sorex antinorii at the Catalogue of Life
- Sorex antinorii at the National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Biolib
- Zipcodezoo
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Hutterer, R., Amori, G. & Kryštufek, B. (2008). "Sorex antinorii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 21 June 2010.
- ↑ Hutterer, R. (2005). "Order Soricomorpha". In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. Mammal Species of the World (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 283. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.