Valais shrew

The Valais shrew (Sorex antinorii) is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae.^[2]

Valais shrew
Sorex antinorii
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Eulipotyphla
Family:	Soricidae
Genus:	Sorex
Species:	S. antinorii
Binomial name
Sorex antinorii Bonaparte, 1840
Valais shrew range
Synonyms
Sorex crassicaudatus Fatio, 1905 Sorex silanus Lehmann, 1961 Sorex valaicus Zagorodnyuk and Khazan, 1996

Taxonomy

Its karyotype has 2n = 24/25 and FN = 40. Until 2002, it was viewed as a chromosomal race of the wide-ranging and karyotypically polymorphic species S. araneus.^[1]

Distribution

It is found in all of Italy except southern Apulia, in southeastern France, and in southern Switzerland. This species prefers areas with dense vegetation, at an elevation of 0–1,300 metres (0–4,265 ft) above sea level.