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Notiosoricini, whose members are known as the North American gray shrews, is a tribe of shrews in the family Soricidae, including the genera ''
Megasorex The Mexican shrew (''Megasorex gigas'') is a species of mammal from the subfamily Soricinae in the family Soricidae. It is monotypic within the genus ''Megasorex'' and is endemic to Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United ...
'' and ''
Notiosorex ''Notiosorex'' is a genus of Shrew (animal), shrew from the subfamily Soricinae. History ''Notiosorex'' shrews have a fossil history that extends to the Miocene (i.e., mid-Hemphillian). The geographic distribution of the genus has always been in ...
''. They are found across the
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and most of
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. The tribe includes the following species: * Genus ''
Megasorex The Mexican shrew (''Megasorex gigas'') is a species of mammal from the subfamily Soricinae in the family Soricidae. It is monotypic within the genus ''Megasorex'' and is endemic to Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United ...
'' ** Mexican shrew, ''M. gigas'' * Genus ''
Notiosorex ''Notiosorex'' is a genus of Shrew (animal), shrew from the subfamily Soricinae. History ''Notiosorex'' shrews have a fossil history that extends to the Miocene (i.e., mid-Hemphillian). The geographic distribution of the genus has always been in ...
'' ** Cockrum's gray shrew, ''N. cockrumi'' ** Crawford's gray shrew, ''N. crawfordi'' ** Large-eared gray shrew, ''N. evotis'' ** Villa's gray shrew, ''N. villai''


References

* https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Notiosoricini/classification/ * http://www.departments.bucknell.edu/biology/resources/msw3/browse.asp?id=13700443 * https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=709679#null
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