Taiwanese mole shrew

Taiwanese mole shrew
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Eulipotyphla
Family: Soricidae
Genus: Anourosorex
Species: A. yamashinai
Binomial name
Anourosorex yamashinai
Kuroda, 1935
Taiwanese mole shrew range
Synonyms

Anourosorex squamipes yamashinai

The Taiwanese mole shrew (Anourosorex yamashinai) is one of four species of red-toothed shrews in the genus Anourosorex. This animal is native to Taiwan.

References

  1. Smith, A.T. & Johnston, C.H. (2008). Anourosorex yamashinai. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 18 February 2009.
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