Lesser Ryukyu Shrew

Lesser Ryukyu Shrew
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Eulipotyphla
Family:	Soricidae
Genus:	Crocidura
Species:	C. watasei
Binomial name
Crocidura watasei Kuroda, 1924 [1]
Lesser ryukyu shrew range

The Lesser Ryukyu Shrew, or the Watase's Shrew^[1] (Crocidura watasei) is a common species of shrews that is endemic to Japan.

Reference

1. ^ ^{a b c} "Crocidura watasei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. 2008. http://www.iucnredlist.org/apps/redlist/details/136341. Retrieved 11 July 2011.