Ussuri shrew

Ussuri shrew[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Eulipotyphla
Family: Soricidae
Genus: Sorex
Species:
S. mirabilis
Binomial name
Sorex mirabilis
Ognev, 1937
Ussuri shrew range

The Ussuri shrew (Sorex mirabilis), also known as the giant shrew,[3] is a species of shrew found in Northeast Asia. An adult Ussuri shrew has a total length including the tail of 137 to 170 mm (5.4 to 6.7 in). It is found in valleys and on the forested slopes of mountains in the Korean Peninsula, northeastern China, and the Russian Far East. It is rarely observed, and its ecology is largely unknown.[4]

  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. 292. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
  2. ^ Clayton, E. (2016). "Sorex mirabilis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T41404A22313688. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T41404A22313688.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
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  4. ^ Won, Byeong-o (원병오) (2004). 한국의 포유동물 (Hangugui poyudongmul, Mammals of Korea). Seoul: Dongbang Media. ISBN 89-8457-310-8.