The crowned shrew or Millet's shrew (''Sorex coronatus'') is a species of
mammal
Mammals () are a group of vertebrate animals constituting the class Mammalia (), characterized by the presence of mammary glands which in females produce milk for feeding (nursing) their young, a neocortex (a region of the brain), fur or ...
in the family
Soricidae. It is found in
Austria,
Belgium,
France,
Germany,
Liechtenstein, the
Netherlands,
Spain,
Switzerland
). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...
, and the British island of
Jersey. It is almost indistinguishable from the
common shrew, its habitatal preferences and habits are identical. However it has a different
karyotype
A karyotype is the general appearance of the complete set of metaphase chromosomes in the cells of a species or in an individual organism, mainly including their sizes, numbers, and shapes. Karyotyping is the process by which a karyotype is disce ...
, is slightly smaller, and has small morphological differences, such as a longer rostrum (upper tooth-row and mandible) relative to length of skull.
References
* Complete British Animals. Collins. Paul Sterry.
Sorex
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
Mammals described in 1828
Taxa named by Pierre-Aimé Millet
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