Dsinezumi Shrew
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Crocidura dsinezumi (Temminck, 1842) |
The Dsinezumi Shrew (Crocidura dsinezumi), also known as the Japanese White-toothed Shrew, is a species of musk shrew found in Japan and on Korea's Jeju Island. It is widespread, and considered to be of "least concern" by the IUCN.[2]
There has been a successful effort to breed C. dsinezumi as a laboratory animal.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ Hutterer, Rainer (16 November 2005). in Wilson, D. E., and Reeder, D. M. (eds): Mammal Species of the World, 3rd edition, Johns Hopkins University Press, 229. ISBN 0-801-88221-4.
- ^ a b Insectivore Specialist Group (1996). Crocidura dsinezumi. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 2006-12-31.
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