Azumi shrew

Azumi shrew
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Eulipotyphla
Family:	Soricidae
Genus:	Sorex
Species:	S. hosonoi
Binomial name
	Sorex hosonoi; Imaizumi, 1954
	Azumi shrew range

The Azumi shrew (Sorex hosonoi) is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is endemic to Japan, where it is found in the mountainous regions of central Honshu Island. It is a close relative of the Eurasian least shrew (Sorex minutissimus).[1] It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

Moribe, Junji; Noro, Tatsuya; Oda, Sen-ichi (March 2007). "The karotype of the Azumi Shrew Sorex hosonoi". Acta Theriologica. 52 (1): 69–74. doi:10.1007/bf03194201 – via Springer Nature.

Insectivore Specialist Group 1996. Sorex hosonoi. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 30 July 2007.

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[1] Moribe, Junji; Noro, Tatsuya; Oda, Sen-ichi (March 2007). "The karotype of the Azumi Shrew Sorex hosonoi". Acta Theriologica. 52 (1): 69–74. doi:10.1007/bf03194201 – via Springer Nature.