Notiosorex cockrumi
| Cockrum's gray shrew | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Eulipotyphla |
| Family: | Soricidae |
| Genus: | Notiosorex |
| Species: | N. cockrumi |
| Binomial name | |
| Notiosorex cockrumi Baker, O'Neill & McAliley, 2003 | |
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| Cockrum's gray shrew range | |
Notiosorex cockrumi, also called Cockrum's gray shrew or Cockrum's desert shrew, is a tiny species of shrew named in 2003. This red-toothed shrew, which is as light as a penny, is the first new mammal species from Arizona since 1977. Its range extends from Arizona to central Sonora, Mexico.[1]
References
- 1 2 R. Timm, J. Matson, N. Woodman, P. C. de Grammont & I. Castro-Arellano (2008). "Notiosorex cockrumi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved February 3, 2010.
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