The black shrew (Suncus ater) is a white-toothed shrew only known from Mount Kinabalu in the Malaysian state of Sabah on the island of Borneo.
| Black shrew[1] | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Eulipotyphla |
| Family: | Soricidae |
| Genus: | Suncus |
| Species: | S. ater
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| Binomial name | |
| Suncus ater (Medway, 1965)
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| Black shrew range | |
It is known from a single specimen (holotype) which was collected in montane forest at 1,600 meters elevation.[2]
References
edit- ^ Hutterer, R. (2005). Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 258. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
- ^ a b Chiozza, F. (2016). "Suncus ater". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T21141A22290051. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T21141A22290051.en. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
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