Episoriculus
| Episoriculus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Eulipotyphla |
| Family: | Soricidae |
| Tribe: | Nectogalini |
| Genus: | Episoriculus Ellerman & Morrison-Scott 1951[1] |
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Episoriculus is a genus of shrew in the red-toothed shrew subfamily.[2][3][4][5][6] They have been described to have a common name as the brown-toothed shrews.[7] It has been described as a subgenus to Soriculus in the past.[8][9][10] The genus is occurs at a number of locations in Asia, including Nepal and China.[11]
Species
Currently, the four identified species of the Episoriculus genus include:[12][13]
- Hodgsons's brown-toothed shrew (E. caudatus)
- E. c. sacratus
- E. c. umbrinus
- Taiwanese brown-toothed shrew (E. fumidus)
- Long-tailed brown-toothed shrew (E. leucops)
- E. l. leucops
- E. l. baileyi
- Long-tailed mountain shrew (E. macrurus)
References
- ↑ Nomenclator Zoologicus Record Detail. Ubio.org. Retrieved on 2011-10-21.
- ↑ Data Use Agreement - GBIF Portal. Data.gbif.org (2007-02-22). Retrieved on 2011-10-21.
- ↑ Namebank Record Detail. Ubio.org (2003-04-14). Retrieved on 2011-10-21.
- ↑ http://www.organismnames.com/details.htm?lsid=3804592
- ↑ Namebank Record Detail. Ubio.org (2005-10-11). Retrieved on 2011-10-21.
- ↑ http://www.organismnames.com/details.htm?lsid=2921402
- ↑ ADW: Episoriculus: Pictures. Animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu. Retrieved on 2011-10-21.
- ↑ Mammal Species of the World - Browse: Episoriculus. Bucknell.edu. Retrieved on 2011-10-21.
- ↑ ITIS Standard Report Page: Episoriculus. Itis.gov. Retrieved on 2011-10-21.
- ↑ Namebank Record Detail. Ubio.org (2007-05-23). Retrieved on 2011-10-21.
- ↑ Data Use Agreement - GBIF Portal. Data.gbif.org (2007-02-22). Retrieved on 2011-10-21.
- ↑ Episoriculus - Encyclopedia of Life. EOL. Retrieved on 2011-10-21.
- ↑ "Catalogue of Life - 2010 Annual Checklist :: Taxonomic tree". catalogueoflife.org. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
Further reading
- A guide to the mammals of China.
- Checklist of Palaearctic and Indian Mammals 1758 to 1946. British Museum (Natural History), 19 1951: pp. 810. [Zoological Record Volume 88]
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