| Cockrum's gray shrew | |
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Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Eulipotyphla |
| Family: | Soricidae |
| Genus: | Notiosorex |
| Species: | N. cockrumi |
| Binomial name | |
| Notiosorex cockrumi Baker, O'Neill & McAliley, 2003 | |
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| Cockrum's gray shrew range | |
Notiosorex cockrumi, also calledCockrum's gray shrew orCockrum's desert shrew, is a tiny species ofshrews named in 2003. Thisred-toothed shrew, which is as light as apenny, is the first new mammal species from the U.S. state ofArizona since 1977. Its range extends from Arizona to central portion of the Mexican state ofSonora.[1]
The shrew is found in desert habitats from southeastern and south-central Arizona to central Sonora. It typically inhabits desert shrub, and plant communities dominated by mesquite, agave, cholla, and oakbrush. It burrows in the soil or in fallen logs and debris.[2][3]
The shrew is very small and is insectivorous. It has a brown-gray color with a reddish-pink nose, tail and feet. Its nose has large whiskers and it also possesses large ears.
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