Table 2. External measurements (in mm) of seven soricid shrew species collected from Mt. Tay Con Linh, Ha Giang Province, northeast Vietnam. Mean values and ranges (minimum–maximum) are given in the upper and lower rows, respectively. Raw values are given for Chimarrogale himalayica and Blarinella quadraticauda, as they were represented by only two individuals each.
| Species |
n |
Body weight (in gram) |
Head and body length (mm) |
Tail length (mm) |
Tail ratio (%) |
Ear length (mm) |
Hindfoot length (mm) |
Forefoot length (mm) |
| Chodsigoa hoffmanni |
3 |
10.7 |
78.0 |
77.0 |
98.6 |
8.16 |
15.89 |
10.32 |
|
|
9.3–13.1 |
74.0–84.0 |
72.0–86.0 |
96.1–102.4 |
7.68–8.60 |
15.16–16.94 |
10.26–10.40 |
| Chodsigoa caovansunga |
4 |
5.5 |
68.5 |
65.4 |
95.4 |
9.23 |
14.34 |
9.19 |
|
|
5.3–5.7 |
68.0–69.5 |
60.0–69.5 |
88.2–101.5 |
8.35–9.99 |
13.48–14.87 |
8.69–9.69 |
| Chimarrogale himalayica |
2 |
35.1, 31.3 |
125.0, 121.0 |
96.0, 82.0 |
76.8, 67.8 |
8.05, 11.88 |
21.81, 20.40 |
12.96, 13.33 |
| Anourosorex squamipes |
9 |
22.0 |
104.9 |
9.9 |
9.4 |
8.02 |
14.19 |
10.66 |
|
|
15.8–26.5 |
97.0–111.5 |
8.5–11.5 |
8.3–11.3 |
6.84–8.85 |
13.81–14.45 |
9.51–11.78 |
| Blarinella quadraticauda |
2 |
4.7, 5.5 |
73.5, 76.0 |
34.5, 32.0 |
46.9, 42.1 |
4.46, 669 |
10.94, 11.87 |
9.72, 9.01 |
| Crocidura dracula |
6 |
10.7 |
82.8 |
54.9 |
66.7 |
9.22 |
13.76 |
9.43 |
|
|
7.7–12.3 |
68.0–90.0 |
50.0–60.0 |
61.7–77.2 |
6.96–10.37 |
12.99–14.45 |
8.54–10.35 |
| Crocidura wuchihensis |
9 |
5.3 |
63.0 |
40.7 |
64.5 |
8.24 |
11.16 |
7.02 |
|
|
3.3–7.2 |
56.0–70.5 |
33.0–46.5 |
57.0–71.4 |
5.81–9.56 |
10.26–12.48 |
6.15–7.91 |