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SPECIES Sorex (Sorex) samniticus

Author:Altobello, 1926.
Citation:Bol. Inst. Zool. Univ. Roma, 3: 102.
Common Name:Apennine Shrew
Type Locality:Italy, Campobasso Prov., Molise, 700 m.
Distribution:Italy.
Status:IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).
Comments:Subgenus Sorex. S. samniticus group (Zima et al., 1998). Karyotype has 2n = 52, FN = 52. Formerly included in aranaeus; considered a distinct species by Graf et al. (1979). Reviewed by Hausser (1990).
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Synonyms:

    garganicus Pasa, 1953
    monsvairani (Altobello, 1927)

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