Taiwanese brown-toothed shrew

Taiwanese brown-toothed shrew
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Eulipotyphla
Family: Soricidae
Genus: Episoriculus
Species:
E. fumidus
Binomial name
Episoriculus fumidus
(Thomas, 1913)[2][3]
Taiwanese brown-toothed shrew range
Synonyms

Soriculus fumidus[4][5]

The Taiwanese brown-toothed shrew (Episoriculus fumidus) is a species of shrew in the tribe Nectogalini.[3] It is found only in Taiwan.[6] It prefers dense ground cover in forests and subalpine shrublands in high mountains of central Taiwan.[1] Its placement in Episoriculus has been questioned, with genetic analysis finding that it is more basal within Nectogalini than other members of Episoriculus.[7]

  1. ^ a b Smith, A.T. (2016). "Episoriculus fumidus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T41429A22293526. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T41429A22293526.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  2. ^ Namebank Record Detail. Ubio.org (2007-05-23). Retrieved on 2011-10-21.
  3. ^ a b Wilson, Don E.; Reeder, DeeAnn M. (2005). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. JHU Press. p. 278. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0.
  4. ^ Taxonomy browser (Episoriculus fumidus). Ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. Retrieved on 2011-10-21.
  5. ^ "Micro*scope - version 6.0 - March, 2006". Archived from the original on 2011-07-18. Retrieved 2010-04-05.
  6. ^ Mammal Species of the World - Browse: fumidus. Bucknell.edu. Retrieved on 2011-10-21.
  7. ^ Bover, Pere; Mitchell, Kieren J.; Llamas, Bastien; Rofes, Juan; Thomson, Vicki A.; Cuenca-Bescós, Gloria; Alcover, Josep A.; Cooper, Alan; Pons, Joan (August 2018). "Molecular phylogenetics supports the origin of an endemic Balearic shrew lineage (Nesiotites) coincident with the Messinian Salinity Crisis". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 125: 188–195. Bibcode:2018MolPE.125..188B. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2018.03.028. PMID 29608962. S2CID 5010906.