Flores shrew
Flores shrew[1] | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Eulipotyphla |
Family: | Soricidae |
Genus: | Suncus |
Species: | S. mertensi |
Binomial name | |
Suncus mertensi Kock, 1974 | |
Flores shrew range |
The Flores shrew (Suncus mertensi) is a white-toothed shrew found only on Flores Island, Indonesia. It is listed as a critically endangered species due to habitat loss and a restricted range.
References
- ↑ 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. 260. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
- ↑ Clayton, E. (2016). "Suncus mertensi". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2016: e.T21146A115160697. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T21146A22289342.en. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
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