Villa's gray shrew

Villa's gray shrew (Notiosorex villai) is a shrew native to northeastern Mexico, where it is called musaraña.

Villa's gray shrew[1]
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1)[2]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Eulipotyphla
Family:	Soricidae
Genus:	Notiosorex
Species:	N. villa
Binomial name
Notiosorex villa Carraway and Timm, 2000
Villa's gray shrew range

It is assessed vulnerable by the IUCN due to its small extent of occurrence and degradation of habitat.^[3]

Taxonomy

The shrew was formerly considered to be a part of N. crawfordi, but is now considered a distinct species.^[3]

Distribution and habitat

Currently it is known to occur in only three locations in two isolated mountain valleys. It is known to inhabit pine-oak forest, tropical forest and riparian forest. The species may have a larger extent of occurrence than is currently known.^[3]

Conservation

The species has been assessed as vulnerable by the IUCN Red List. Threats to the species include its small extent of habitats, habitat degradation, overgrazing, and agricultural activities.

The species probably inhabits the western part of the El Cielo Biosphere Reserve in the Mexican state of Tamaulipas.^[3]

References

1. 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. 281. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
2. Timm, R.; Matson, J. (2018). "Notiosorex villai". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T136688A22293097. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
3. Matson, J.; Timm, Robert (2016-07-11). "IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: Villa's Grey Shrew". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 2020-04-21.

External links

• Information about Notiosorex villa