The New Mexico shrew (Sorex neomexicanus) is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is found only in New Mexico in the Capitan and Sandia-Manzano Mountains.
| New Mexico shrew | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Eulipotyphla |
| Family: | Soricidae |
| Genus: | Sorex |
| Species: | S. neomexicanus
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| Binomial name | |
| Sorex neomexicanus Bailey, 1913
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| New Mexico shrew range | |
Its total length is 103 to 121 mm (4.1 to 4.8 in). Its tail length is 39 to 54 mm (1.5 to 2.1 in). It weighs 6 to 8 g (0.21 to 0.28 oz).[2] It was included in Sorex monticolus until 1996.[3] It is distinguished from Sorex monticolus by its teeth. The row of unicuspid teeth is longer in Sorex neomexicanus than in Sorex monticolus, and Sorex neomexicanus has a wider space between its first upper unicuspid and second upper unicuspid (going from front to back) than Sorex monticolus does.[2]
References
edit- ^ Hammerson, G.A.; Matson, J.; Reid, F.; Woodman, N. (2019). "Sorex neomexicanus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T136608A22319242. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T136608A22319242.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ a b Kays, Roland, Roland W. Kays, and Don E. Wilson. Mammals of North America. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2009. Print.
- ^ Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, Volume 1. Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2005. Print.
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