Sardinian shrew
The Sardinian shrew (Asoriculus similis) is an extinct species of shrew from Europe (Sardinia). It may have been exterminated from the island during the Middle Ages.
| Sardinian shrew[1] Temporal range: Late Holocene | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Eulipotyphla |
| Family: | Soricidae |
| Genus: | †Asoriculus |
| Species: | †A. similis |
| Binomial name | |
| †Asoriculus similis (Hensel, 1855) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Nesiotites similis Hensel, 1855 | |
See also
References
- Hutterer, R. (2005). "Order Soricomorpha". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 280. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
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