Eurasian pygmy shrew
| Eurasian pygmy shrew Temporal range: Early
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Eulipotyphla |
| Family: | Soricidae |
| Genus: | Sorex |
| Species: | S. minutus
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| Binomial name | |
| Sorex minutus Linnaeus, 1766
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| Eurasian pygmy shrew range | |
The Eurasian pygmy shrew (Sorex minutus), often known simply as the pygmy shrew, is a widespread shrew of the northern Palearctic.