The Dsinezumi shrew (Crocidura dsinezumi), also known as the Japanese white-toothed shrew, is a species of musk shrew found in Japan and on Korea's Jeju Island. It is widespread, and considered to be of "least concern" by the IUCN.[2]
Dsinezumi shrew[1] | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Eulipotyphla |
Family: | Soricidae |
Genus: | Crocidura |
Species: | C. dsinezumi
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Binomial name | |
Crocidura dsinezumi (Temminck, 1842)
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Dsinezumi shrew range (blue — native, red — introduced) |
There has been a successful effort to breed C. dsinezumi as a laboratory animal.[3]