Black shrew
The black shrew (Suncus ater) is a white-toothed shrew only known from Mount Kinabalu in the Malaysian state of Sabah on the island of Borneo. It is listed as a critically endangered species due to habitat loss and a restricted range. It is the smallest shrew of its kind and lives in parts of middle Asia. It is very rare and witnesses estimate they are about 80 - 100 mm tall.
- Hutterer, R. (2005). Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 258. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
- Chiozza, F. (2016). "Suncus ater". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T21141A22290051. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T21141A22290051.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
| Taxon identifiers |
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| Black shrew[1] | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Eulipotyphla |
| Family: | Soricidae |
| Genus: | Suncus |
| Species: | S. ater |
| Binomial name | |
| Suncus ater (Medway, 1965) | |
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| Black shrew range | |
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