Ornate Shrew

Ornate Shrew
Sorex ornatus relictus
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Soricomorpha
Family:	Soricidae
Genus:	Sorex
Species:	S. ornatus
Binomial name
Sorex ornatus Merriam, 1895
Ornate Shrew range

The Ornate Shrew, Sorex ornatus, is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is endemic to Baja California in Mexico and California in the United States.^[1] The Tule Shrew is a likely extinct subspecies; it is only known by four specimens collected in 1905. Other subspecies include the "Suisun Ornate Shrew", Sorex ornatus sinuosus.

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Ticul Alvarez, S., Matson, J., Castro-Arellano, I., Woodman, N., de Grammont, P.C. & Hammerson, G. (2008). "Sorex ornatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. http://www.iucnredlist.org/apps/redlist/details/41408. Retrieved 08 February 2010.