Jenkins's shrew, the Glossary
Jenkins's shrew (Crocidura jenkinsi) is a critically endangered species of mammal in the family Soricidae.[1]
Table of Contents
5 relations: Endemism, India, Mammal, Shrew, South Andaman Island.
- Endemic fauna of the Andaman Islands
- Mammals described in 1978
Endemism
Endemism is the state of a species only being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsewhere.
See Jenkins's shrew and Endemism
India
India, officially the Republic of India (ISO), is a country in South Asia.
Mammal
A mammal is a vertebrate animal of the class Mammalia.
See Jenkins's shrew and Mammal
Shrew
Shrews (family Soricidae) are small mole-like mammals classified in the order Eulipotyphla.
South Andaman Island
South Andaman Island is the southernmost island of the Great Andaman and is home to the majority of the population of the Andaman Islands.
See Jenkins's shrew and South Andaman Island
See also
Endemic fauna of the Andaman Islands
- Andaman bulbul
- Andaman cobra
- Andaman day gecko
- Andaman giant gecko
- Andaman horseshoe bat
- Andaman masked owl
- Andaman rat
- Andaman shrew
- Andaman woodpecker
- Andaman worm snake
- Boiga andamanensis
- Bungarus andamanensis
- Channa royi
- Homfray's horseshoe bat
- Jenkins's shrew
- Microhyla chakrapanii
- Minervarya andamanensis
- Minervarya charlesdarwini
- Narcondam hornbill
- Narcondam shrew
Mammals described in 1978
- Artibeus schwartzi
- Asia Minor spiny mouse
- Australopithecus afarensis
- Bokermann's nectar bat
- Colombian weasel
- Comoro rousette
- Cuvier's spiny rat
- Davis's round-eared bat
- Deroo's mouse
- Fijian monkey-faced bat
- Findley's myotis
- Iranian jerboa
- Iranian shrew
- Javan tailless fruit bat
- Jenkins's shrew
- Long-tailed forest shrew
- Marinkelle's sword-nosed bat
- Mellivora benfieldi
- Monjon
- Mount Lefo brush-furred mouse
- Muya Valley vole
- Nikolaus's mouse
- Olrog's chaco mouse
- Osman Hill's mangabey
- Oyapock's fish-eating rat
- Setzer's pygmy mouse
- Western round-eared bat
- White-legged duiker
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jenkins's_shrew
Also known as Crocidura jenkinsi, Jenkin's Shrew, Jenkins' Shrew.