Alaska tiny shrew | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Eulipotyphla |
Family: | Soricidae |
Genus: | Sorex |
Species: | S. yukonicus
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Binomial name | |
Sorex yukonicus Dokuchaev, 1997
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Alaska tiny shrew range |
The Alaska tiny shrew (Sorex yukonicus) is a species of shrew. It is endemic to Alaska. [1]
This species was formerly included under the description of the Eurasian least shrew (S. minutissimus). [1] It was described as a separate species in 1997. [2] It was named for the Yukon River. [2]
This shrew occurs in central Alaska, and more recently it has been found in the southwestern part of the state. It always lives near rivers. [1]
This species has tricolored fur in varying shades of gray. [2]
Sorex yukonicus |
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