Flores shrew
Appearance
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Flores shrew[1] | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Eulipotyphla |
Family: | Soricidae |
Genus: | Suncus |
Species: | S. mertensi
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Binomial name | |
Suncus mertensi Kock, 1974
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Flores shrew range |
The Flores shrew (Suncus mertensi) is a white-toothed shrew found only on Flores Island, Indonesia. It is listed as an endangered species due to habitat loss and a restricted range.
References
- ^ Hutterer, R. (2005). Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 260. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
- ^ Clayton, E. (2017) [errata version of 2016 assessment]. "Suncus mertensi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T21146A115160697. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T21146A22289342.en.