Asiatic short-tailed shrew

Asiatic short-tailed shrew
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Eulipotyphla
Family: Soricidae
Genus: Blarinella
Species: B. quadraticauda
Binomial name
Blarinella quadraticauda
Milne-Edwards, 1872
Asiatic short-tailed shrew range

The Asiatic short-tailed shrew (Blarinella quadraticauda) is one of three species of shrew in the genus Blarinella. It is in the family Soricidae and is endemic to China.

References

  1. Smith, A.T. & Johnston, C.H. (2008). "Blarinella quadraticauda". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 30 July 2010. Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is of least concern.


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