Biology:Anourosorex japonicus
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Short description: Extinct species of shrew
| Anourosorex japonicus Temporal range: Late Pleistocene
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Eulipotyphla |
| Family: | Soricidae |
| Genus: | Anourosorex |
| Species: | †A. japonicus
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| †Anourosorex japonicus Shikama & Hasegawa, 1958
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Anourosorex japonicus, also known as the Japanese mole shrew, is an extinct species of shrew that was endemic to Japan during the Late Pleistocene.[1]
No species of Anourosorex is currently present in Japan, although they are widespread throughout other parts of East Asia. Fossils indicate that the Japanese mole shrew went extinct on Honshu between 18,000 and 14,000 BP.[2]
References
- ↑ Shikama, T.; Hasegawa, Y. (1958). "On a new Anourosorex from the Ryugasi Formation (fissure deposits) in Japan". Science Reports of the Yokohama National University. Section II: Biological and Geological Sciences 7: 105–117. https://ynu.repo.nii.ac.jp/?action=repository_uri&item_id=1561.
- ↑ Kawamura, Yoshinari; Matsuhashi, Yoshitaka (1989). The Quaternary Research (Daiyonki-Kenkyu) 28 (2): 95–102. doi:10.4116/jaqua.28.95.
Wikidata ☰ Q108101416 entry
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