Suncus mertensi Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suncus_mertensi
Species of mammal
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Eulipotyphla |
| Family: | Soricidae |
| Genus: | Suncus |
| Species: | S. mertensi
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| Binomial name | |
| Suncus mertensi Kock, 1974
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| Flores shrew range | |
The Flores shrew (Suncus mertensi) is a white-toothed shrew found only on Flores Island, Indonesia. It is listed as an endangered species due to habitat loss and a restricted range.
References
[edit]- ^ Hutterer, R. (2005). Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 260. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
- ^ Clayton, E. (2017) [errata version of 2016 assessment]. "Suncus mertensi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T21146A115160697. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T21146A22289342.en.
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