Apennine shrew

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Apennine shrew
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Eulipotyphla
Family: Soricidae
Genus: Sorex
Species:
S. samniticus
Binomial name
Sorex samniticus
Altobello, 1926
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Apennine Shrew range

The Apennine shrew (Sorex samniticus) is a species of shrew in the family Soricidae. It is endemic to Italy.

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References

  1. Amori, G. (2016). "Sorex samniticus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016: e.T20411A2772233. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T20411A2772233.en . Retrieved 17 November 2021.