Burmese short-tailed shrew

The Burmese short-tailed shrew (Blarinella wardi) is one of three species of shrew in the genus Blarinella. It is in the family Soricidae and is found in China and Myanmar. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests.

Burmese short-tailed shrew

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Eulipotyphla
Family: Soricidae
Genus: Blarinella
Species:
B. wardi
Binomial name
Blarinella wardi
Thomas, 1915
Burmese short-tailed shrew range

Sources

  1. Lunde, D. & Ruedas, L. (2008). "Blarinella wardi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. Retrieved 30 July 2010.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link) Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is of Least Concern.


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