Flores shrew

Flores shrew[1]
Conservation status
	; Endangered (IUCN 3.1)[2]
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". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T21146A115160697. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T21146A22289342.en.{{cite iucn}}: error: |doi= / |page= mismatch (help)

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[msw3-1] 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. 260. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.

[iucn-2] Clayton, E. (2016). "Suncus mertensi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T21146A115160697. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T21146A22289342.en.{{cite iucn}}: error: |doi= / |page= mismatch (help)