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Slender shrew

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Kingdom
  
Order
  
Genus
  
Higher classification
  
Sorex

Phylum
  
Chordata

Family
  
Soricidae

Scientific name
  
Sorex gracillimus

Rank
  
Species

Slender shrew

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The slender shrew (Sorex gracillimus) is a species of shrew. An adult slender shrew has a weight of 1.5-5.3 grams and a body length of 4.7-6.0 centimeters, with a tail of 4-5 centimeters; this makes it one of the smaller shrews found in its range. It is distributed across northeastern North Korea, Hokkaidō, and the Russian Far East including the Kuril Islands.

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Slender shrew Wikipedia


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