American water shrew
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| American water shrew[1] | |
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| American water shrew with newborn youn | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Order: | Eulipotyphla |
| Family: | Soricidae |
| Genus: | Sorex |
| Species: | S. palustris
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| Binomial name | |
| Sorex palustris Richardson, 1828
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| Distribution of the American water shrew in Northern America | |
The American water shrew (Sorex palustris) is a type of shrew. It is also called a northern water shrew. It is found throughout the mountain ranges of the northern United States and in Canada and Alaska.[3]
References
- ↑ Hutterer, Rainer. Mammal Species of the World (16-11-2005)Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 294. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0.
- ↑ Whittaker, J.C.. 'Sorex palustris'. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2008 (2008)IUCN. Retrieved 8 February 2010.
- ↑ Carmen, Ma. Sorex palustris (water shrew) (in en). Animal Diversity Web. Retrieved 2020-09-15.