Sorex arizonae
– Vulnerable
Taxonomy
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Kingdom:
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ANIMALIA
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Phylum:
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CHORDATA
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Class:
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MAMMALIA
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Order:
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SORICOMORPHA
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Family:
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SORICIDAE
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Scientific Name:
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Sorex arizonae
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Species Authority:
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Diersing & Hoffmeister, 1977
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Common Name/s:
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Assessment Information
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Red List Category & Criteria:
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VU D2 ver 2.3 (1994)
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Year Assessed:
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1996
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Annotations:
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Needs updating
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Assessor/s:
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George, S.
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Geographic Range
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Range Description:
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This species occurs in southeastern Arizona, southwestern New Mexico and northwestern Mexico.
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Countries:
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Native:
Mexico (Chihuahua); United States (Arizona, New Mexico)
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Population
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Population Trend:
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Habitat and Ecology
Threats
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Threats:
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This species has a small population that may be susceptible to a rapid decline.
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List of Threats:
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| 9.5 | Intrinsic factors - Low densities (ongoing) |
| 9.9 | Intrinsic factors - Restricted range (ongoing) |
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Bibliography
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Bibliography:
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Nowak, R.M. (ed.) 1999. Walkers Mammals of the World. Sixth edition. The Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore and London. Wilson, D.E. and Reeder, D.M. (eds). 1993. Mammal Species of the World: a taxonomic and geographic reference. Second edition. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington and London.
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