Gansu shrew

Gansu shrew[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Eulipotyphla
Family: Soricidae
Genus: Sorex
Species: S. cansulus
Binomial name
Sorex cansulus
Thomas, 1912
Gansu shrew range

The Gansu shrew (Sorex cansulus) is a red-toothed shrew found only in Gansu province and other adjacent areas of China. It is listed as a critically endangered species due to habitat loss and a restricted range.

References

  1. ↑ Hutterer, R. (2005). Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M., eds. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 286. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
  2. ↑ Johnston, C. & Smith, A.T. (2016). "Sorex cansulus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2016: e.T20383A22318966. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T20383A22318966.en. Retrieved 5 December 2017.


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