Voracious shrew

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Voracious shrew
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Eulipotyphla
Family: Soricidae
Genus: Crocidura
Species:
C. vorax
Binomial name
Crocidura vorax
Allen, 1923 [2]
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Voracious shrew range

The voracious shrew (Crocidura vorax) is a common and widespread species of shrew native to China, India, Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam.

Description

It is larger than the Indochinese shrew (Crocidura indochinensis) and the Chinese white-toothed shrew ((Crocidura rapax)). [3]

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References

  1. Chiozza, F. (2016). "Crocidura vorax". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016: e.T136454A22301948. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T136454A22301948.en . Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  2. Chiozza (2008). "Crocidura vorax". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2008. Retrieved 10 July 2011.
  3. "Crocidura indochinensis H.C.Robinson & Kloss, 1922". Florida Museum. PLAZI. Retrieved June 24, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)