Mexican long-tailed shrew | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Eulipotyphla |
Family: | Soricidae |
Genus: | Sorex |
Species: | S. oreopolus |
Binomial name | |
Sorex oreopolus Merriam, 1892 | |
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Mexican long-tailed shrew range |
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