Siberian Shrew - Crocidura sibirica
( Dukelsky, 1930 )

 

 



Subspecies: Unknown
Est. World Population:

CITES Status: Not Listed
IUCN Status: Least Concern
U.S. ESA Status: Not Listed

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Jumping Ability: (Horizontal)

Life Span: in the Wild
Life Span: in Captivity

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Habitat:
Inhabits a variety of habitats including steppe, semi-desert, open tundra, montane coniferous forest, and river valleys.
Like other white-toothed shrews, it is primarily insectivorous.

Range:
Global distribution: Russian Federation, China, Mongolia, Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan.

Regional distribution: Known from five localities in semi-desert habitats between Mongol Altai and Hangai mountain ranges, and also recorded in Trans Altai Govi Desert (Sokolov and Orlov 1980). This species was previously confused with C. suaveolens, and localities were recorded under this species name.

Conservation:
Approximately 14% of the species’ range in Mongolia occurs within protected areas.

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