Negros shrew

The Negros shrew (Crocidura negrina) is a white-toothed shrew found only on the island of Negros in the Philippines. It is locally called the katsurí and is listed as a critically endangered species due to habitat loss and a restricted range.

Negros shrew[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Eulipotyphla
Family: Soricidae
Genus: Crocidura
Species:
C. negrina
Binomial name
Crocidura negrina
Rabor, 1952
Negros shrew range

References

  1. Hutterer, R. (2005). Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 242. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
  2. Insectivore Specialist Group (1996). "Crocidura negrina". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996. Retrieved 2006-05-11.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link) Listed as Critically Endangered (CR B1+2c v2.3)


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