Cinereus shrew

Cinereus shrew[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Eulipotyphla
Family: Soricidae
Genus: Sorex
Species:
S. cinereus
Binomial name
Sorex cinereus
Kerr, 1792
Cinereus shrew range

The cinereus shrew or masked shrew (Sorex cinereus) is a small shrew found in Alaska, Canada, and the northern United States.[2] This is the most widely distributed shrew in North America, where it is also known as the common shrew.

  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. 286. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
  2. ^ a b NatureServe (2008). "Sorex cinereus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. Retrieved 8 February 2010.