Dry-ground shrew

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Dry-ground shrew
Systematics
Superordinate : Laurasiatheria
Order : Insect eater (Eulipotyphla)
Family : Shrews (Soricidae)
Subfamily : Soricinae
Genre : Red-toothed shrews ( Sorex )
Type : Dry-ground shrew
Scientific name
Sorex ugyunak
Anderson & Rand , 1945

The dry-ground shrew ( Sorex ugyunak ) is a species from the genus of the red -toothed shrew . It is closely related to the American red-toothed shrew . Like these, it is part of the Arctic fauna . Their distribution ranges from northern Alaska to northern Canada and the west coast of the Hudson Bay . Unlike the American red-toothed shrew, their habitat is the tundra, in which willows and birches only reach a small height.

Distribution map of the dry-ground shrew

The body length of the dry-ground shrew, including the tail, is between 75 and 105 millimeters. Their weight is only between 3.0 and 5.5 grams.

literature

  • Richard Sale: A Complete Guide to Arctic Wildlife. Christopher Helm, London 2006, ISBN 0-7136-7039-8 .

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