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Ryukyu shrew
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<p>The Ryukyu shrew (<i>Crocidura orii</i>), also known as Orii's shrew, is a species of <a href="/facts/Mammal/phSwTzBo">mammal</a> in the family <a href="/facts/Soricidae/FqIA64gX">Soricidae</a>. This species is <a href="/facts/Endemic/xt4IpIsl">endemic</a> to the <a href="/facts/Amami_Islands/97XYxXx5">Amami Islands</a> of <a href="/facts/Japan/U5mz0SRT">Japan</a> and is threatened by <a href="/facts/Habitat_loss/pyPMkBCY">habitat loss</a> and <a href="/facts/Invasive_species/Ya1v6RGx">invasive species</a>. </p>