Sorex shinto (English spelling)

...In Japan, it is common in Hokkaido, and is limited to high mountains in Honshu and Shikoku, and does not live in Kyushu. Japan's representative species, the Shinto shrew, Sorex shinto (illustration), is found in Hokkaido, Honshu, and Shikoku, and has a body length of 6.5 cm, tail length of 4.8 cm, and weight of about 6 g. In Hokkaido, it can also live on plains, but in Honshu and Shikoku, it usually lives in the subalpine and alpine zones at altitudes of 1,800 m or more. ...

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…日本では，北海道に多く，本州，四国では高い山に限られ，九州には分布しない。　日本の代表種シントウトガリネズミSorex shinto（イラスト）は，北海道，本州，四国に分布し，体長6.5cm，尾長4.8cm，体重6g前後。北海道では平地にもすむが，本州，四国ではふつう標高1800m以上の亜高山帯と高山帯にすむ。…

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