Mexican shrew

{{Short description|Species of mammal}}

{{Speciesbox

| name = Mexican shrew

| image =

| status = LC

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=Woodman, N. |author2=Álvarez Castañeda, S.T. |author3=Castro-Arellano, I. |author4=de Grammont, P.C. |date=2016 |title=Megasorex gigas |volume=2016 |page=e.T41454A22319710 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T41454A22319710.en |access-date=15 November 2021}}

| genus = Megasorex

| parent_authority = Hibbard (1950)

| species = gigas

| authority = (Merriam, 1897)

| range_map = Mexican Shrew area.png

| range_map_caption = Mexican shrew range

}}

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.

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