Indochinese shrew

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Indochinese shrew

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Eulipotyphla
Family: Soricidae
Genus: Crocidura
Species:
C. indochinensis
Binomial name
Crocidura indochinensis
Robinson and Kloss, 1922
Map of Southeast Asia, with shading indicating the species occurs in Myanmar, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam, and a small part of China
Range of the Indochinese shrew, derived from the IUCN Red List[2]

The Indochinese shrew (Crocidura indochinensis) is a species of white-toothed shrew native to Southeast Asia. It was first identified in 1922 by Herbert C. Robinson and C. Boden Kloss.[3] The species is often taxonomized as a subspecies Horsfield's shrew, but bears a different range, occurring in Myanmar, Vietnam, and the Yunnan province of China.[4]

Description

C. indochinensis is on the smaller end of shrews, with dark brownish gray fur and a long, slender tail.[5] No specific data is available for body weight. However, it has a slender tail and an intermediate size between the larger Voracious shrew (Crocidura vorax) and smaller Chinese white-toothed shrew (Crocidura rapax).[6]

References

  1. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T136733A22299360.en
    . Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T136733A22299360.en
    . Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  3. doi:10.1080/00222932208632642
    . Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  4. OCLC 62265494
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  5. S2CID 84803490
    . Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  6. ^ "Crocidura indochinensis H.C.Robinson & Kloss, 1922". Florida Museum. PLAZI. Retrieved June 24, 2023.
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