Notiosorex cockrumi

Specimen of Notiosorex cockrumi in the Natural Science Research Laboratory's (NSRL) collection at the Museum of Texas Tech University.

Cockrum's gray shrew
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Eulipotyphla
Family: Soricidae
Genus: Notiosorex
Species:
N. cockrumi
Binomial name
Notiosorex cockrumi
Baker, O'Neill & McAliley, 2003
Cockrum's gray shrew range

Notiosorex cockrumi, also called Cockrum's gray shrew or Cockrum's desert shrew, is a tiny species of shrews named in 2003. This red-toothed shrew, which is as light as a penny, is the first new mammal species from the U.S. state of Arizona since 1977. Its range extends from Arizona to central portion of the Mexican state of Sonora.[1]

  1. ^ a b Timm, R.; Matson, J.; Woodman, N.; de Grammont, P.C.; Castro-Arellano, I. (2017). "Notiosorex cockrumi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T136666A22293361. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T136666A22293361.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.