Mount Lyell shrew
| Mount Lyell shrew | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Eulipotyphla |
| Family: | Soricidae |
| Genus: | Sorex |
| Species: | S. lyelli
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| Binomial name | |
| Sorex lyelli Merriam, 1902
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| Mount Lyell shrew range | |
The Mount Lyell shrew (Sorex lyelli) is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is named for Mount Lyell in Yosemite National Park, the area where the shrew has been most commonly found.
Range
[edit]It is endemic to a small area of the Sierra Nevada in California, United States.[1] The range is located in Fresno, Mariposa, Mono, and Tuolumne counties between an elevation of 2,100–3,630 metres (6,890–11,910 ft). It is typically found in sub-alpine riparian areas near fast-running streams.[3]
Description
[edit]The shrew is between 8.9–10 centimetres (3.5–3.9 in) long[4] and weighs 4–5 grams (0.14–0.18 oz).[5] It has 32 teeth.[4]
Observations
[edit]In November 2024 it was photographed alive for the first time, 100 years after its discovery, by a team of student researchers from the California Academy of Sciences.[6][7] The team, consisting of Vishal Subramanyan, Prakrit Jain, and Harper Forbes, captured images of the elusive mammal in the Eastern Sierra Nevada.[8][9][10][11]
References
[edit]- ^ a b NatureServe (2017). "Sorex lyelli". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T41402A22313470. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T41402A22313470.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0".
- ^ Epanchin, Peter N.; Engilis, Andrew Jr. (September 2009). "Mount Lyell Shrew (Sorex lyelli) in the Sierra Nevada, California, with Comments on Alpine Records of Sorex". The Southwestern Naturalist. 54 (3): 354–357. doi:10.1894/CLG-17.1. S2CID 86011957.
- ^ a b Burt, William H. (1976). A Field Guide to Mammals: North America north of Mexico. New York, NY: Houghton Mifflin Company. pp. 3. ISBN 0-395-24082-4.
- ^ Kays, Roland W.; Wilson, Don E. (2009). Mammals of North America (Second ed.). Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press. p. 26. ISBN 978-0-691-14278-4.
- ^ H, Bethanie (19 January 2025). "Tiny California Mammal Photographed for the First Time Ever (!)". Outdoors with Bear Grylls. Retrieved 20 January 2025.
- ^ Barbuti, Angela (18 January 2025). "Rare Mount Lyell shrew photographed for the first time by college students in Calif". Retrieved 20 January 2025.
- ^ "California's most elusive mammal photographed alive". The San Francisco Standard. 18 January 2025. Retrieved 20 January 2025.
- ^ "An elusive California mammal has just been photographed alive for the first time". 17 January 2025.
- ^ "Rare animal photographed alive for the first time in history". Metro. 18 January 2025. Retrieved 20 January 2025.
- ^ "MSN". www.msn.com. Retrieved 20 January 2025.