Biology:Villa's gray shrew

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Short description: Species of mammal

Villa's gray shrew[1]
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Eulipotyphla
Family: Soricidae
Genus: Notiosorex
Species:
N. villa
Binomial name
Notiosorex villa
Carraway and Timm, 2000
Villa's Gray Shrew area.png
Villa's gray shrew range

Villa's gray shrew (Notiosorex villai) is a shrew native to northeastern Mexico, where it is called musaraña.

It is assessed vulnerable by the IUCN due to its small extent of occurrence and degradation of habitat.[3]

Taxonomy

The shrew was formerly considered to be a part of N. crawfordi, but is now considered a distinct species.[3]

Distribution and habitat

Currently it is known to occur in only three locations in two isolated mountain valleys. It is known to inhabit pine-oak forest, tropical forest and riparian forest. The species may have a larger extent of occurrence than is currently known.[3]

Conservation

The species has been assessed as vulnerable by the IUCN Red List. Threats to the species include its small extent of habitats, habitat degradation, overgrazing, and agricultural activities.

Th species probably inhabits the western part of the El Cielo Biosphere Reserve in Tamaulipas, Mexico.[3]

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q1769073 entry