Veracruz shrew

Veracruz shrew
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Eulipotyphla
Family:	Soricidae
Genus:	Sorex
Species:	S. veraecrucis
Binomial name
	Sorex veraecrucis; Jackson, 1925
	Veracruz shrew range

The Veracruz shrew (Sorex veraecrucis) is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is found in Mexico.

The Veracruz shrew is critically endangered as well as endemic to the cloud forests of Los Tuxtlas in Veracruz, Mexico. With warmer temperatures and increased rainfall it is believed that the Veracruz Shrew could possible go extinct by the year 2050.^[2]

References

^ Matson, J.; Woodman, N.; Castro-Arellano, I.; de Grammont, P.C. (2017). "Sorex veraecrucis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T136811A22319172. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T136811A22319172.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
^ Guevara, Lázaro; Cervantes, Fernando A (2022-06-14). "Taxonomy and conservation of the critically endangered shrew Cryptotis nelsoni (Eulipotyphla: Soricidae), endemic to Los Tuxtlas, Veracruz, México". Journal of Mammalogy. 103 (5): 1237–1251. doi:10.1093/jmammal/gyac045. ISSN 0022-2372.

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[iucn_status_12_November_2021-1] Matson, J.; Woodman, N.; Castro-Arellano, I.; de Grammont, P.C. (2017). "Sorex veraecrucis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T136811A22319172. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T136811A22319172.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.

[2] Guevara, Lázaro; Cervantes, Fernando A (2022-06-14). "Taxonomy and conservation of the critically endangered shrew Cryptotis nelsoni (Eulipotyphla: Soricidae), endemic to Los Tuxtlas, Veracruz, México". Journal of Mammalogy. 103 (5): 1237–1251. doi:10.1093/jmammal/gyac045. ISSN 0022-2372.

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