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Long-clawed shrew

The long-clawed shrew is a species of shrew. An adult long-clawed shrew has a weight of less than 20 grams (0.71 oz) and a body length of 54 millimetres (2.1 in) to 97 millimetres (3.8 in), with a tail of 40 millimetres (1.6 in) to 53 millimetres (2.1 in). It is distributed through the uplands of northeastern Asia, including northeastern North Korea.

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Long-clawed shrew1
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Infraclass: Placentalia
Order: Eulipotyphla
Family: Soricidae
Genus: Sorex
Species:
S. unguiculatus
Binomial name
Sorex unguiculatus
Dobson, 1890
Long-clawed shrew range

The long-clawed shrew (Sorex unguiculatus) is a species of shrew. An adult long-clawed shrew has a weight of less than 20 grams (0.71 oz) and a body length of 54 millimetres (2.1 in) to 97 millimetres (3.8 in), with a tail of 40 millimetres (1.6 in) to 53 millimetres (2.1 in). It is distributed through the uplands of northeastern Asia, including northeastern North Korea.3

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  1. Hutterer, R. (2005). Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 298–299. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
  2. Abe, H.; Ohdachi, S.D. & Tsytsulina, K. (2017) [errata version of 2016 assessment]. "Sorex unguiculatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016 e.T41424A115186003. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T41424A22318174.en.
  3. Won, Byeong-o (원병오) (2004). 한국의 포유동물 (Hangugui poyudongmul, Mammals of Korea). Seoul: Dongbang Media. ISBN 89-8457-310-8.