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The ornate shrew, Sorex ornatus, is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is endemic to Baja California in Mexico and California in the United States. The tule shrew is a likely extinct subspecies; it is only known by four specimens collected in 1905. Other subspecies include the "Suisun ornate shrew", Sorex ornatus sinuosus.

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