| Myosorex (mouse shrews) | |
|---|---|
| Drawing ofMyosorex blarina | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Eulipotyphla |
| Family: | Soricidae |
| Subfamily: | Myosoricinae |
| Genus: | Myosorex Gray, 1838[1] |
| Type species | |
| Sorex varius Smuts, 1832 | |
| Species | |
19, see text | |
Myosorex is amammalgenus in theSoricidae (shrew)family. The genus, collectively referred to as themouse shrews, contains thesespecies:[2]