Gansu shrew
Gansu shrew[1] | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Eulipotyphla |
Family: | Soricidae |
Genus: | Sorex |
Species: | S. cansulus
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Binomial name | |
Sorex cansulus Thomas, 1912
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Gansu shrew range |
The Gansu shrew (Sorex cansulus) is a
Taxonomy
The Gansu shrew was first described in 1912 by the British zoologist Oldfield Thomas, who named it Sorex cansulus. It closely resembles Laxmann's shrew (Sorex caecutiens), a common species with a wide range, and there were doubts as to the validity of the species. However, the discovery more recently of other locations where it appears to co-exist with S. caecutiens lends support to the validity of the species.[2]
Description
The Gansu shrew has a head-and-body length of 62 to 64 mm (2.4 to 2.5 in), with a tail of 38 to 43 mm (1.5 to 1.7 in). The hind foot measures 12 mm (0.5 in). The dorsal fur is greyish-brown with buff flanks and hazel-coloured underparts. Both the fore feet and the hind feet are brownish-white. The upper side of the tail is dark brown while the underside is paler.[3]
Distribution
The Gansu shrew is
Status
The International Union for Conservation of Nature does not have enough information on this species to rate its conservation status, and has listed it as being "data deficient".[2] It is listed as "vulnerable" in the Chinese Red List.[3]
References
- OCLC 62265494.
- ^ . Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ ISBN 978-1-4008-4688-7.