Himalayan shrew
The Himalayan shrew (Soriculus nigrescens) is a species of shrew in the subfamily Soricinae (red-toothed shrews) and tribe Nectogalini. It is found in Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, and Nepal, and is the only extant species in the genus Soriculus.
| Himalayan shrew | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Eulipotyphla |
| Family: | Soricidae |
| Genus: | Soriculus |
| Species: | S. nigrescens |
| Binomial name | |
| Soriculus nigrescens (Gray, 1842) | |
| Himalayan shrew range | |
References
- Molur, S. (2016). "Soriculus nigrescens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T41434A22319613. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T41434A22319613.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- Hutterer, R. 2005. Order Soricomorpha. Pp. 220–311 in Wilson, D.E. and Reeder, D.M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: a taxonomic and geographic reference. 3rd ed. Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2 vols., 2142 pp. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0
Taxon identifiers | |
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| Soriculus nigrescens | |
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