Valais Shrew
Sorex antinorii
Photo © Matteo Sartori
Photo © Matteo Sartori — CC BY 4.0 — Source: iNaturalist #1238900ABOUT
The Valais shrew (Sorex antinorii) is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. == 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. == 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.
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Chartreuse Regional Nature Park
Saint-Pierre-de-Chartreuse·France
+194 birds+63 mammals
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Gran Paradiso National Park
Cogne·Italy
+120 birds+16 mammals
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Massif des Bauges Regional Nature Park
Le Châtelard·France
+208 birds+47 mammals
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