Azumi shrew

Azumi shrew
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Eulipotyphla
Family:	Soricidae
Genus:	Sorex
Species:	S. hosonoi
Binomial name
	Sorex hosonoi; Imaizumi, 1954
	Azumi shrew range

The Azumi shrew (Sorex hosonoi) is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is endemic to Japan, where it is found in the mountainous regions of central Honshu Island. It is a close relative of the Eurasian least shrew (Sorex minutissimus).^[2] It is threatened by habitat loss.

References[]

^ Laginha Pinto Correia, D. (2016). "Sorex hosonoi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T20386A22315765. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T20386A22315765.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
^ Moribe, Junji; Noro, Tatsuya; Oda, Sen-ichi (March 2007). "The karotype of the Azumi Shrew Sorex hosonoi". Acta Theriologica. 52 (1): 69–74. doi:10.1007/bf03194201 – via Springer Nature.

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[iucn_status_15_November_2021-1] Laginha Pinto Correia, D. (2016). "Sorex hosonoi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T20386A22315765. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T20386A22315765.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.

[2] Moribe, Junji; Noro, Tatsuya; Oda, Sen-ichi (March 2007). "The karotype of the Azumi Shrew Sorex hosonoi". Acta Theriologica. 52 (1): 69–74. doi:10.1007/bf03194201 – via Springer Nature.

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Azumi shrew
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)^[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Eulipotyphla
Family:	Soricidae
Genus:	Sorex
Species:	S. hosonoi
Binomial name
*Sorex hosonoi* Imaizumi, 1954

Azumi shrew range