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Species of mammal
| Azumi shrew | |
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Scientific classification
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Eulipotyphla |
| Family: | Soricidae |
| Genus: | Sorex |
| Species: | S. hosonoi
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| Binomial name | |
| Sorex hosonoi Imaizumi, 1954
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| Azumi shrew range | |
The Azumi shrew (Sorex hosonoi) is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is endemic to Japan, where it is found in the mountainous regions of central Honshu Island. It is a close relative of the Eurasian least shrew (Sorex minutissimus). [2] It is threatened by habitat loss.
References
- ^ Laginha Pinto Correia, D. (2016). "Sorex hosonoi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T20386A22315765. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T20386A22315765.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ^ Moribe, Junji; Noro, Tatsuya; Oda, Sen-ichi (March 2007). "The karotype of the Azumi Shrew Sorex hosonoi". Acta Theriologica. 52 (1): 69–74. doi: 10.1007/bf03194201 – via Springer Nature.
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