Kingdom Animalia Order Eulipotyphla Subfamily Soricinae Scientific name Soriculus Rank Genus | Phylum Chordata Family Soricidae Tribe Nectogalini Higher classification Nectogalini | |
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Similar Asian mole shrew, Asiatic water shrew, Shrew, Mammal, Elegant water shrew | ||
Soriculus is a genus of mammal in the family Soricidae. Soriculus nigrescens, the Himalayan shrew, found in Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, and Nepal, is currently the only species in the genus within the tribe Nectogalini, although the species Chodsigoa and Episoriculus, which occur in southeastern Asia, as well as those of the fossil European genus Asoriculus, were formerly included there.
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