Himalayan shrew

Summary

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 Edit this 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 edit

  1. ^ 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