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Sorex (Sorex) cansulus Thomas 1912

Description

Sorex (Sorex) cansulus Thomas 1912

Sorex (Sorex) cansulus Thomas 1912, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 8, 10: 398.

Type Locality: China, Gansu, " 46 miles [74 km] south-east of SE Taochou" (= Lintan).

Vernacular Names: Gansu Shrew.

Distribution: Known only from the type locality.

Conservation: IUCN – Critically Endangered.

Discussion: Subgenus Sorex, related to tundrensis. The species was recognized by Hoffmann (1987); no specimens other than the type series are known.

Notes

Published as part of Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Soricomorpha, pp. 220-311 in Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1, Baltimore :The Johns Hopkins University Press on page 286, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7316519

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Biodiversity

Scientific name authorship
Thomas
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Order
Soricomorpha
Family
Soricidae
Genus
Sorex
Species
cansulus
Taxon rank
species
Taxonomic concept label
Sorex (Sorex) cansulus Thomas, 1912 sec. Wilson & Reeder, 2005

References

  • Hoffmann, R. S. 1987. A review of the systematics and distribution of Chinese red-toothed shrews (Mammalia: Soricinae). Acta Theriologica Sinica, 7: 100 - 139.