Assam mole shrew

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Assam mole shrew
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Eulipotyphla
Family: Soricidae
Genus: Anourosorex
Species:
A. assamensis
Binomial name
Anourosorex assamensis
Anderson, 1875
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Assam mole shrew range

The Assam mole shrew (Anourosorex assamensis) is a species of red-toothed shrew endemic to northeast India. [1] [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 Molur, S. (2016). "Anourosorex assamensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016: e.T136802A22311877. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T136802A22311877.en . Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  2. Hutterer, R. (2005). "Genus Anourosorex". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 220–311. ISBN   978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC   62265494.