Flores shrew

Flores shrew [1]
Conservation status
Endangered  (IUCN 3.1) [2]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Eulipotyphla
Family:	Soricidae
Genus:	Suncus
Species:	S. mertensi
Binomial name
Suncus mertensi Kock, 1974
Flores shrew range

The Flores shrew (Suncus mertensi) is a white-toothed shrew found only on Flores Island, Indonesia. It is listed as an endangered species due to habitat loss and a restricted range.

References

1. Hutterer, R. (2005). Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 260. ISBN   978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC   62265494.
2. Clayton, E. (2017) [errata version of 2016 assessment]. "Suncus mertensi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016 e.T21146A115160697. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T21146A22289342.en .