Alaska tiny shrew
Species of mammal
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Conservation status | |
![]() Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1] | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Eulipotyphla |
Family: | Soricidae |
Genus: | Sorex |
Species: | S. yukonicus |
Binomial name | |
Sorex yukonicus Dokuchaev, 1997 | |
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Alaska tiny shrew range |
The Alaska tiny shrew (Sorex yukonicus) is a species of shrew. It is endemic to Alaska.[1]
This species was formerly included under the description of the Eurasian least shrew (S. minutissimus).[1] It was described as a separate species in 1997.[2] It was named for the Yukon River.[2]
This shrew occurs in central Alaska, and more recently it has been found in the southwestern part of the state. It always lives near rivers.[1]
This species has tricolored fur in varying shades of gray.[2]
References
- ^ a b c d Cassola, F. (2017). "Sorex yukonicus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T136542A22315082. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T136542A22315082.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ a b c Dokuchaev, N. E. (1997). A new species of shrew (Soricidae, Insectivora) from Alaska. Journal of Mammalogy 78(3), 811-17.
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Extant species of Eulipotyphla
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Chordata
- Class: Mammalia
- Infraclass: Eutheria
- Superorder: Laurasiatheria
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