SORICIDAE G. Fischer, 1817
(shrews)

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Species 3 ident. refs
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Genus 3 subtaxa 10 images 2 ident. refs
Taxonomic hierarchy:
FamilySORICIDAE (shrews)
OrderINSECTIVORA (insectivores)
ClassMAMMALIA (mammals)
SuperclassTETRAPODA (a superclass of unassigneds)
PhylumCHORDATA (vertebrates)
SuperphylumDEUTEROSTOMIA (deuterostomes)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Churchfield, S. 1986 Shrews 20pp, The Mammal Society

SORICIDAE (shrews) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for SORICIDAE (shrews)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 33 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for SORICIDAE (shrews)
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