Taiga shrew
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The taiga shrew ( Sorex isodon ) is a species of mammal from the shrew family that occurs in northern Eurasia .
Mark
The taiga shrew is about the same size as the wood shrew ( Sorex araneus ). The head-trunk length is 59 to 83 mm and the tail length 43 to 52 mm. The animals weigh 7 to 15 g. The fur is dark brown on top in summer and black-brown in winter. The underside is gray-brown and contrasts only slightly with the upper side, and the tail is only indistinctly two-colored. The feet are dark brown.
Distribution and habitat
The distribution area extends from the east coast of the Baltic Sea over northern Russia (with the exception of the tundra ) to Lake Baikal and the Baekdudaegan mountainous region on the Korean peninsula . In rare cases, individuals have been found in Sweden and Norway . As the name suggests, this shrew lives in the taiga or on forest-covered mountain ranges. The habitat is always humid and often has extensive ground vegetation.
Way of life
The taiga shrew feeds on small invertebrates such as earthworms , arachnids or insects and their larvae. In rare cases she ingests carrion .
The females can reproduce three times a year. A litter has five to eight young animals, which usually only become sexually mature after a successful winter. The young can rarely mate in the same year. Life expectancy is one to one and a half years. The main cause of death is wear and tear on teeth.
Hazard and protection
In a few places the species is threatened by intensive forestry and drainage. According to the IUCN , the world population is not at risk ( “least concern” ). The species is listed in Appendix III of the Bern Convention .
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literature
- Stéphane Aulagnier, Patrick Haffner, Anthony J. Mitchell-Jones, François Moutou, Jan Zima: The mammals of Europe, North Africa and the Middle East. The destination guide. Haupt, Bern et al. 2009, ISBN 978-3-258-07506-8 , pp. 50-51.
- Anthony J. Mitchell-Jones, Giovanni Amori, Wieslaw Bogdanowicz, Boris Krystufek, PJH Reijnders, Friederike Spitzenberger, Michael Stubbe, Johan BM Thissen, Vladimiŕ Vohralik, Jan Zima: The Atlas of European Mammals. Poyser, London, 1999, ISBN 0-85661-130-1 , pp. 50-51.
Web links
- Sorex isodon in the Red List of Threatened Species of the IUCN 2008. Posted by: Amori, G., Henttonen, H. Stubbe, M., Samiya, R., Ariunbold, J., Buuveibaatar, V., Dorjderem, S., Monkhzul, Ts., Otgonbaatar, M., Tsogbadrakh, M. & Gankhuyag, 2008. Retrieved August 30, 2010.
Individual evidence
- ↑ 감수 원 병오, 집필 윤 명희, 박 정길 et al .: 한국 의 포유 동물 = The mammals of Korea. Tongbang Midiŏ, Sŏul T'ŭkpyŏlsi 2004, ISBN 89-8457-310-8 .
- ↑ a b Taiganäbbmus ( Sorex isodon ) ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. The Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences fact sheet , read May 17, 2009.
