Scutisorex
Sign in to saveScutisorex is a genus of African shrews, mammals of the family Soricidae. Members of the genus are the only known mammal species whose vertebrae interlock, a feature which, along with the general enlargement and strengthening of the backbone and ribs, allows them to bear remarkable loads. They also have well-developed muscles for flexing their spine in the sagittal plane. It is thought that these adaptations allow the shrews to wedge open spaces between the trunks of palm trees and the stems of dead leaves, as well underneath logs and rocks, allowing them to partake of a reliable source of ins
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GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassMammalia
- OrderSoricomorpha
- FamilySoricidae
盔鼩鼱屬（盔鼩鼱），哺乳綱、食蟲目 、鼩鼱科的一屬，而與盔鼩鼱屬（盔鼩鼱）同科的動物尚有斯里蘭卡長爪鼩鼱屬（斯里蘭卡長爪鼩鼱）、臭鼩屬（黑臭鼩）、東非鼩鼱屬（東非鼩鼱）、斯里蘭卡鼩鼱屬（斯里蘭卡鼩鼱）等之數種哺乳動物。 取自“https://zh.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=盔鼩鼱屬&oldid=6794946” 分类：鼩鼱科隐藏分类：维基数据有相关图片而本地未添加
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- Parent taxon
- Crocidurinae
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Scutisorex is a genus of African shrews, mammals of the family Soricidae. Members of the genus are the only known mammal species whose vertebrae interlock, a feature which, along with the general enlargement and strengthening of the backbone and ribs, allows them to bear remarkable loads. They also have well-developed muscles for flexing their spine in the sagittal plane. It is thought that these adaptations allow the shrews to wedge open spaces between the trunks of palm trees and the stems of dead leaves, as well underneath logs and rocks, allowing them to partake of a reliable source of insect larvae and earthworms that would otherwise be inaccessible.
The genus contains the following species: Hero shrew (Scutisorex somereni) - (Thomas, 1910) Thor's hero shrew (Scutisorex thori) - Stanley, Malekani & Gambalemoke in Stanley et al., 2013