The Veracruz shrew (Sorex veraecrucis) is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is found in Mexico.
| Veracruz 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. veraecrucis
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| Sorex veraecrucis Jackson, 1925
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| Veracruz shrew range | |
The Veracruz shrew is critically endangered as well as endemic to the cloud forests of Los Tuxtlas in Veracruz, Mexico. With warmer temperatures and increased rainfall it is believed that the Veracruz Shrew could possible go extinct by the year 2050.[2]
References
edit- ^ Matson, J.; Woodman, N.; Castro-Arellano, I.; de Grammont, P.C. (2017). "Sorex veraecrucis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T136811A22319172. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T136811A22319172.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ Guevara, Lázaro; Cervantes, Fernando A (2022-06-14). "Taxonomy and conservation of the critically endangered shrew Cryptotis nelsoni (Eulipotyphla: Soricidae), endemic to Los Tuxtlas, Veracruz, México". Journal of Mammalogy. 103 (5): 1237–1251. doi:10.1093/jmammal/gyac045. ISSN 0022-2372.
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