The Valais shrew (Sorex antinorii) is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae.[2]
| Valais shrew | |
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| Sorex antinorii | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Eulipotyphla |
| Family: | Soricidae |
| Genus: | Sorex |
| Species: | S. antinorii
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| Binomial name | |
| Sorex antinorii Bonaparte, 1840
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| Valais shrew range | |
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Taxonomy
editIts karyotype has 2n = 24/25 and FN = 40. Until 2002, it was viewed as a chromosomal race of the wide-ranging and karyotypically polymorphic species S. araneus.[1]
Distribution
editIt is found in all of Italy except southern Apulia, in southeastern France, and in southern Switzerland. This species prefers areas with dense vegetation, at an elevation of 0–1,300 metres (0–4,265 ft) above sea level.
References
edit- ^ a b Kryštufek, B.; Kennerley, R. (2019). "Sorex antinorii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T136814A519144. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T136814A519144.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ Hutterer, R. (2005). "Order Soricomorpha". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 283. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
External links
edit- "Sorex antinorii Bonaparte, 1840". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands.
- "Sorex antinorii". National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI).
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