| American water shrew[1] | |
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| American water shrew with newborn young | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Eulipotyphla |
| Family: | Soricidae |
| Genus: | Sorex |
| Species: | S. palustris
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| Binomial name | |
| Sorex palustris Richardson, 1828
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| Distribution of the American water shrew in Northern America | |
The American water shrew or northern water shrew (Sorex palustris) is a shrew found in the nearctic faunal region located throughout the mountain ranges of the northern United States and in Canada and Alaska.[3] The organism resides in semi-aquatic habitats,[4] and is known for being the smallest mammalian diver.[5]
- ^ 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. 294. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
- ^ Cassola, F. (2017) [errata version of 2016 assessment]. "Sorex palustris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T41410A115184897. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T41410A22317955.en.
- ^ Carmen, Ma. "Sorex palustris water shrew". Animal Diversity Web.
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