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''Sorex macrodon'' (The Mexican Large-toothed Shrew) is one of 77 species within the genus ''Sorex''. Registered on the IUCN Red List as vulnerable with a decreasing population, the Mexican Large-toothed Shrew has been recorded only 14 times in seven locations. The shrew is a member of the red-toothed subfamily ''Soricinae'' and the more taxonomically defined tribe ''Soricini''. Members of the latter category exhibit long tails relative to body size. == Habitat, Distribution, and Survival == With an estimated range of approximately 6,400 to 12,000 km², ''Sorex macrodon'' is endemic to Mexico and occupies mossy banks, moist cloud forest, and dense oak forests where it may live under rocks or logs, beside streams, and in weedy vegetation.〔(【引用サイトリンク】first=2012 )〕 Mexican Large-toothed Shrews inhabit pine-oak, coniferous, and tropical forest growing inside the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt (TVB) within the southernmost Sierra Nevada. This natural landmark is found inside the Gulf of Mexico, and is a recognized hotspot for diversity, endemicity, and geographic transition of living biology - it boasts more than 75% of the sporadic distribution of ''S. macrodon''. This particular species is entirely terrestrial; coincident species include: ''Megadontomis cryophilus'', ''Peromyscus aztecus'', and ''Peromyscus furvus''. ''S. macrodon'' shares extensive trails with ''Lepus callotis'', and ''Microtus oaxacensis'', as well as mountainous territory – at altitudes of 4200 meters - along with fellow shrews ''S. veraepacis'', ''S. saussurei'', and ''S. trowbridgii''. Species are micro endemic to the neotropics of Veracruz, Oaxaca, and Puebla in southern Mexico. Uninhibited destruction of local forests continues to shrink its narrow habitat. In 2005, civilian development had rendered 84% of the shrew’s original range unsuitable. “Biological Conservation” records that only 15.95% percent of ''S. macrodon'' habitat remained ecologically intact after deforestation; less than 25% of their potential distributions endured. In farmland, shrews are likely to be affected by pesticides either through secondary contamination via the food chain or by direct exposure. Destruction of habitat boundaries, including markers such as forest limits and grass lines, diminish ''S. macrodon'' survival rates within small and sparse distribution. As a result, even small natural disasters or human interferences - such as mining operations, livestock ranching, wood-harvesting, or forest fires - could exterminate the entire population. Unfortunately, the Mexican Large-toothed Shrew is very poorly known, even in its native country. In summary, agriculture and urbanization pose major extinction threats to ''Sorex macrodon''. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Large-toothed shrew」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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