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Crocidura attenuata

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Classis: Mammalia
Subclassis: Theria
Infraclassis: Placentalia
Ordo: Soricomorpha
Familia: Soricidae
Subfamilia: Crocidurinae
Genus: Crocidura
Species: Crocidura attenuata

Name

Crocidura attenuata Milne-Edwards, 1872

References

* Crocidura attenuata in Mammal Species of the World.
Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 2 Volume Set edited by Don E. Wilson, DeeAnn M. Reeder
* IUCN link: Crocidura attenuata Milne-Edwards, 1872 (Least Concern)


Vernacular names
English: Asian Gray Shrew

The Asian Gray Shrew (Crocidura attenuata) is a species of mammal in the Soricidae family. It is found in Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, the Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam.

References

1. ^ Heaney, L. & Molur, S. (2008). Crocidura attenuata. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 26 March 2009. Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is of least concern.

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