The Mexican shrew (Megasorex gigas) is a species of mammal from the subfamily Soricinae in the family Soricidae. It is monotypic within the genus Megasorex and is endemic to Mexico.
Mexican shrew | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Eulipotyphla |
Family: | Soricidae |
Genus: | Megasorex Hibbard (1950) |
Species: | M. gigas
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Binomial name | |
Megasorex gigas (Merriam, 1897)
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Mexican shrew range |
References
edit- ^ Woodman, N.; Álvarez Castañeda, S.T.; Castro-Arellano, I.; de Grammont, P.C. (2016). "Megasorex gigas". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T41454A22319710. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T41454A22319710.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.