Biology:Veracruz shrew
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Short description: Species of mammal
| Veracruz shrew | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Eulipotyphla |
| Family: | Soricidae |
| Genus: | Sorex |
| Species: | S. veraecrucis
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| Sorex veraecrucis Jackson, 1925
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| Veracruz shrew range | |
The Veracruz shrew (Sorex veraecrucis) is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is found in Mexico.
The Veracruz shrew is critically endangered as well as endemic to the cloud forests of Los Tuxtlas in Veracruz, Mexico. With warmer temperatures and increased rainfall it is believed that the Veracruz Shrew could possible go extinct by the year 2050.[2]
References
- ↑ Matson, J.; Woodman, N.; Castro-Arellano, I.; de Grammont, P.C. (2017). "Sorex veraecrucis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T136811A22319172.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/136811/22319172. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ↑ Guevara, Lázaro; Cervantes, Fernando A (2022-06-14). "Taxonomy and conservation of the critically endangered shrew Cryptotis nelsoni (Eulipotyphla: Soricidae), endemic to Los Tuxtlas, Veracruz, México". Journal of Mammalogy 103 (5): 1237–1251. doi:10.1093/jmammal/gyac045. ISSN 0022-2372. https://academic.oup.com/jmammal/article/103/5/1237/6608164.
Wikidata ☰ Q591146 entry
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