Mount Lyell shrew
Species of mammal
Mount Lyell shrew | |
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Conservation status | |
![]() Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1] | |
![]() Vulnerable (NatureServe)[2] | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Eulipotyphla |
Family: | Soricidae |
Genus: | Sorex |
Species: | S. lyelli |
Binomial name | |
Sorex lyelli Merriam, 1902 | |
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Mount Lyell shrew range |
The Mount Lyell shrew (Sorex lyelli) is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is named for Mount Lyell in Yosemite National Park, the area where the shrew has been most commonly found.
Range
It is endemic to a small area of the Sierra Nevada in California, United States.[1] The range is located in Fresno, Mariposa, Mono, and Tuolumne counties between an elevation of 2,100–3,630 metres (6,890–11,910 ft). It is typically found in sub-alpine riparian areas near fast-running streams.[3]
Description
The shrew is between 8.9–10 centimetres (3.5–3.9 in) long[4] and weighs 4–5 grams (0.14–0.18 oz).[5] The skull contains 32 teeth.[4]
References
- ^ a b NatureServe (2017). "Sorex lyelli". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T41402A22313470. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T41402A22313470.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0".
- ^ Epanchin, Peter N.; Engilis, Andrew Jr. (September 2009). "Mount Lyell Shrew (Sorex lyelli) in the Sierra Nevada, California, with Comments on Alpine Records of Sorex". The Southwestern Naturalist. 54 (3): 354–357. doi:10.1894/CLG-17.1. S2CID 86011957.
- ^ a b Burt, William H. (1976). A Field Guide to Mammals: North America north of Mexico. New York, NY: Houghton Mifflin Company. pp. 3. ISBN 0-395-24082-4.
- ^ Kays, Roland W.; Wilson, Don E. (2009). Mammals of North America (Second ed.). Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press. p. 26. ISBN 978-0-691-14278-4.
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Extant species of Eulipotyphla
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Chordata
- Class: Mammalia
- Infraclass: Eutheria
- Superorder: Laurasiatheria
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