Himalayan Shrew
Soriculus nigrescens
Classification
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Eulipotyphla
- Family
- Soricidae
Musaraigne est un nom vernaculaire ambigu en français, pouvant désigner plusieurs espèces différentes de petits mammifères insectivores, généralement gris-brun à museau pointu. La masse d'une musaraigne varie de six à quatorze grammes environ. Elle mesure moins de dix centimètres (hors queue, d'au moins 4 cm).
The Himalayan shrew (Soriculus nigrescens) is a species of shrew in the subfamily Soricinae (red-toothed shrews) and tribe Nectogalini. It is native to montane forest habitats in the southern Himalayas in Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, and Nepal, ranging in altitude from 700 metres (2,300 ft) to 4,500 metres (14,800 ft). It is generally considered to be the only species in the genus Soriculus (though other potentially valid species in the genus were described in 2023 and 2024).
La musaraña de la montaña himalaya (Soriculus nigrescens) es una especie de mamífero de la familia se los sorícidos, se encuentra en Bután, China, India, Birmania y Nepal. Referencias Hutterer, R. 2005.
Distribution
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