Sado shrew

The Sado shrew (Sorex shinto sadonis) is a subspecies of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is endemic to Japan, and more specifically, the Japanese island of Sado. Although it is sometimes referred to as its own species, more recent scholarship identifies it as a subspecies of the Shinto shrew.^[3] However, there are significant morphological differences between the species.^[4]

Sado shrew
Conservation status
Endangered  (IUCN 2.3)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Eulipotyphla
Family:	Soricidae
Genus:	Sorex
Species:	S. shinto
Subspecies:	S. s. sadonis
Trinomial name
Sorex shinto sadonis Yoshiyuki & Imaizumi, 1986[2]
Synonyms
Sorex sadonis Yoshiyuki & Imaizumi, 1986