Azumi shrew
Species of mammal
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The Azumi shrew (Sorex hosonoi) is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is endemic to Japan, where it is found in the mountainous regions of central Honshu Island. It is a close relative of the Eurasian least shrew (Sorex minutissimus).[2] It is threatened by habitat loss.
| Azumi shrew | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Eulipotyphla |
| Family: | Soricidae |
| Genus: | Sorex |
| Species: | S. hosonoi |
| Binomial name | |
| Sorex hosonoi Imaizumi, 1954 | |
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| Azumi shrew range | |
