| Asian highland shrew | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Eulipotyphla |
| Family: | Soricidae |
| Genus: | Suncus |
| Species: | S. montanus |
| Binomial name | |
| Suncus montanus (Kelaart, 1850) | |
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| Asian highland shrew distribution in southern India and Sri Lanka | |
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