The lesser Ryukyu shrew, or Watase's shrew[1] (Crocidura watasei) is a common species of shrews that is endemic to Japan. It is often found living in bushes and grasslands along the river banks and in shrubs of lower elevations.
Lesser Ryukyu shrew | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Eulipotyphla |
Family: | Soricidae |
Genus: | Crocidura |
Species: | C. watasei
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Binomial name | |
Crocidura watasei Kuroda, 1924 [2]
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Lesser Ryukyu shrew range |