Sorex facts for kids
Quick facts for kids SorexTemporal range: Late Miocene to recent
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| Cinereous shrew (Sorex cinereus) | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Eulipotyphla |
| Family: | Soricidae |
| Subfamily: | Soricinae |
| Tribe: | Soricini G. Fischer, 1814 |
| Genus: | Sorex Linnaeus, 1758 |
The genus Sorex includes many of the common shrews of Eurasia and North America. It contains at least 142 known species and subspecies. They are in the tribe Soricini of the subfamily Soricinae.
Species
The many species in the genus Sorex include:
- Saint Lawrence Island shrew
- American pygmy shrew
- Cinereus shrew
- Glacier Bay water shrew
- Pribilof Island shrew
- Montane shrew
- American water shrew
See also
In Spanish: Sorex para niños
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