Lesser striped shrew
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Species of mammalTemplate:SHORTDESC:Species of mammal
| Lesser striped shrew | |
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| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Eulipotyphla |
| Family: | Soricidae |
| Genus: | Sorex |
| Species: | S. bedfordiae
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| Binomial name | |
| Sorex bedfordiae Thomas, 1911
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| File:Lesser Striped Shrew area.png | |
| Lesser striped shrew range | |
The lesser striped shrew (Sorex bedfordiae) is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is found in China, Myanmar, and Nepal.[1]
Habitat
[edit | edit source]In Nepal it is found in montane forests and alpine areas (above 4,000 m asl). In China it can be found at lower elevations (3,500 m asl) in the rhododendron-conifer zone.[2] It lives in the ground litter, and forages on insects.
References
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