Buchara shrew

The Buchara shrew or Pamir shrew (Sorex buchariensis) is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is found in the Pamir Mountains in Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan. It lives in mountain birch and poplar forests on slopes and piedmonts.[1]

Buchara shrew
on a 1985 stamp of the Soviet Union
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Eulipotyphla
Family: Soricidae
Genus: Sorex
Species:
S. buchariensis
Binomial name
Sorex buchariensis
Ognev, 1921
Buchara shrew range

References

  1. Tsytsulina, K. (2019). "Sorex buchariensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T41390A10444458. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T41390A10444458.en.


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