Flores Shrew

Taxobox
name = Flores ShrewMSW3 Hutterer | pages = 260]
status = CR
trend = unknown
status_system = iucn2.3
status_ref = IUCN2006 | assessors = Insectivore Specialist Group | year = 1996 | id = 21146 | title = Suncus mertensi | downloaded = 2006-05-11 Listed as Critically Endangered (CR B1+2c v2.3)]
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Mammalia
ordo = Soricomorpha
familia = Soricidae
genus = "Suncus"
species = "S. mertensi"
binomial = "Suncus mertensi"
binomial_authority = Kock, 1974

The Flores Shrew ("Suncus mertensi") is a white-toothed shrew found only on Flores Island, Indonesia. It is listed as a critically endangered species due to habitat loss and a restricted range.

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