Mexican shrew

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
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Eulipotyphla
Family: Soricidae
Genus: Megasorex
Hibbard (1950)
Species:
M. gigas
Binomial name
Megasorex gigas
(Merriam, 1897)
Mexican shrew range

References

  1. 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.


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