Arctic Shrew
Sorex arcticus
Classification
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Eulipotyphla
- Family
- Soricidae
The Arctic shrew (Sorex arcticus), also known as the blackback shrew or saddlebacked shrew, is a medium-sized shrew found in Canada and the northern United States. Separate species status has been proposed for the maritime shrew (Sorex maritimensis) which is found in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia and had been considered to be a subspecies of the Arctic shrew. The tundra shrew (Sorex tundrensis) was formerly considered to be a subspecies of the Arctic shrew.
Sorex arcticus, la Musaraigne arctique ou Musaraigne nordique, est une petite espèce parmi les insectivores de la famille des soricidés. On la retrouve dans la forêt boréale au Canada et au nord des États-Unis. Cette musaraigne est tricolore avec le brun foncé, le brun pâle et le gris.
La musaraña ártica (Sorex arcticus) es una especie de musaraña del medio tamaño se encuentra en al norte de América del Norte.
Distribution
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