Inyo shrew

Inyo shrew
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Eulipotyphla
Family:	Soricidae
Genus:	Sorex
Species:	S. tenellus
Binomial name
	Sorex tenellus; Merriam, 1895
	Inyo shrew range

The Inyo shrew (Sorex tenellus) is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae.

Distribution

It is endemic to eastern California and to Nevada, in the Western United States.[1]

Until 2006, the known range of this species encompassed east-central California and west-central Nevada, but it has since been found in Great Basin National Park in eastern Nevada and in Lassen Volcanic National Park in northeastern California.[1]

References

Hammerson, G. (2008). "Sorex tenellus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. Retrieved 9 February 2010.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)old-form url

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[iucn-1] Hammerson, G. (2008). "Sorex tenellus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. Retrieved 9 February 2010.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)old-form url