The voracious shrew (Crocidura vorax) is a common and widespread species of shrew native to China, India, Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam.

Voracious shrew
Voracious Shrew
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Eulipotyphla
Family: Soricidae
Genus: Crocidura
Species:
C. vorax
Binomial name
Crocidura vorax
Allen, 1923 [2]
Voracious shrew range

Description

edit

It is larger than the Indochinese shrew (Crocidura indochinensis) and the Chinese white-toothed shrew ((Crocidura rapax)).[3]

References

edit
  1. ^ Chiozza, F. (2016). "Crocidura vorax". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T136454A22301948. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T136454A22301948.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  2. ^ Chiozza (2008). "Crocidura vorax". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. Retrieved 10 July 2011.
  3. ^ "Crocidura indochinensis H.C.Robinson & Kloss, 1922". Florida Museum. PLAZI. Retrieved June 24, 2023.