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Negros shrew [1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Eulipotyphla
Family: Soricidae
Genus: Crocidura
Species:
C. negrina
Binomial name
Crocidura negrina
Rabor, 1952
Negros shrew range

The Negros shrew (Crocidura negrina) is a white-toothed shrew found only on the island of Negros in the Philippines. It is locally called the katsurí and is listed as an endangered species due to habitat loss and a restricted range.

References

  1. ^ 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. 242. ISBN  978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC  62265494.
  2. ^ Clayton, E.; Kennerley, R. (2018). "Crocidura negrina". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T5609A22298060. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T5609A22298060.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.