The Sado shrew (Sorex shinto sadonis) is a subspecies of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is endemic to Japan, and more specifically, the Japanese island of Sado. Although it is sometimes referred to as its own species, more recent scholarship identifies it as a subspecies of the Shinto shrew.[3] However, there are significant morphological differences between the species.[4]
| Sado shrew | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Eulipotyphla |
| Family: | Soricidae |
| Genus: | Sorex |
| Species: | |
| Subspecies: | S. s. sadonis
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| Trinomial name | |
| Sorex shinto sadonis Yoshiyuki & Imaizumi, 1986[2]
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| Synonyms | |
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Sorex sadonis Yoshiyuki & Imaizumi, 1986 | |
References edit
- ^ Insectivore Specialist Group 1996. Sorex sadonis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 30 July 2007.
- ^ Yoshiyuki, M., & Imaizumi, Y. (1986). A new species of Sorex (Insectivora, Soricidae) from Sado Island, Japan. Bull Natl Sci Mus, Tokyo, Ser A, 12, 185-193.
- ^ Ohdachi, S. D.; Abe, H.; Oh, H. S.; Han, S. H. (2005-11-16). "Morphological relationships among populations in the Sorex caecutiens/shinto group (Eulipotyphla, Soricidae) in East Asia, with a description of a new subspecies from Cheju Island, Korea". Mammalian Biology. 70 (6): 345–358. doi:10.1016/j.mambio.2005.06.004. hdl:2115/986. ISSN 1616-5047.
- ^ Dokuchaev, Nikolai E.; Ohdachi, Satoshi; Abe, Hisashi (1999). "Morphometric status of shrews of the Sorex caecutiens/shinto group in Japan". Mammal Study. 24 (2): 67–78. doi:10.3106/mammalstudy.24.67. hdl:2115/44405. ISSN 1343-4152.
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