- Sorex rohweri
Taxobox
name = "Sorex rohweri"
regnum =Animal ia
phylum =Chordata
classis =Mammal ia
ordo =Soricomorpha
familia =Soricidae
genus = "Sorex "
species = "S. rohweri"
binomial = "Sorex rohweri"
binomial_authority = Rausch, Feagin, & Rausch, 2007"Sorex rohweri" is a rare species of
shrew that lives in only 13 spots in northwest Washington State and, a recent discovery, inBurns Bog , located inDelta, BC .Not much is known about this species. It was only described in 2007 and is often mistaken for the
Masked Shrew , "Sorex cinereus".urvival
Its survival in Canada is threatened by the South Fraser Perimeter Road, part 2 of the
Gateway Program References
* Rausch, R. L., J. E. Feagin, and V. R. Rausch. 2007. "Sorex rohweri" sp. nov. (Mammalia, Soricidae) from northwestern North America. Mammalian Biology, 72 (2):93-105.
* [http://www.th.gov.bc.ca/gateway/3_sfpr.htm#description South Fraser Perimeter Road Description]
* [http://www.thenownewspaper.com/issues07/043207/news/043207nn1.html Surrey Now article]
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