Alaska tiny shrew

The Alaska tiny shrew (Sorex yukonicus) is a species of shrew. It is endemic to Alaska.^[1]

Alaska tiny shrew
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Eulipotyphla
Family:	Soricidae
Genus:	Sorex
Species:	S. yukonicus
Binomial name
Sorex yukonicus Dokuchaev, 1997
Alaska tiny shrew range

This species was formerly included under the description of the Eurasian least shrew (S. minutissimus).^[1] It was described as a separate species in 1997.^[2] It was named for the Yukon River.^[2]

This shrew occurs in central Alaska, and more recently it has been found in the southwestern part of the state. It always lives near rivers.^[1]

This species has tricolored fur in varying shades of gray.^[2]