Portenko red-toothed shrew
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The Portenko red-toothed shrew ( Sorex portenkoi ) is a species from the genus of the red -toothed shrew . Like the Eurasian masked red-toothed shrew, it belongs to the Palearctic species of this genus and is one of the few insectivores in the Arctic fauna . Their distribution area is the northeastern tip of Siberia .
The body length of the Portenko red-toothed shrew, including the tail, is between 90 and 100 millimeters. Their weight is only between 3 and 4.5 grams. She has a brown torso. Their flanks, however, are yellow-brown in color. The underside of the body is gray. It looks very much like the tundra red-toothed shrew , but it is slightly smaller.
literature
- Richard Sale: A Complete Guide to Arctic Wildlife. Christopher Helm, London 2006, ISBN 0-7136-7039-8 .
Web link
- Sorex portenkoi inthe IUCN 2013 Red List of Endangered Species . Posted by: Tsytsulina, K., 2008. Retrieved December 27, 2013.