Valais shrew
Species of mammal
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The Valais shrew (Sorex antinorii) is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae.[2]
| Valais shrew | |
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| Sorex antinorii | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Placentalia |
| Order: | Eulipotyphla |
| Family: | Soricidae |
| Genus: | Sorex |
| Species: | S. antinorii |
| Binomial name | |
| Sorex antinorii Bonaparte, 1840 | |
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| Valais shrew range | |
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Taxonomy
Its karyotype has 2n = 24/25 and FN = 40. Until 2002, it was viewed as a chromosomal race of the wide-ranging and karyotypically polymorphic species S. araneus.[1]
Distribution
It is found in all of Italy except southern Apulia, in southeastern France, and in southern Switzerland. This species prefers areas with dense vegetation, at an elevation of 0–1,300 metres (0–4,265 ft) above sea level.