Episoriculus sacratus
(O. Thomas, 1911)
Sichuan Brown-toothed Shrew
Taxonomy
| Subclass | : Theria |
| Infraclass | : Placentalia |
| Magnorder | : Boreoeutheria |
| Superorder | : Laurasiatheria |
| Order | : Eulipotyphla |
| Suborder | : Erinaceota |
| Family | : Soricidae |
| Subfamily | : Soricinae |
| Tribe | : Nectogalini |
| Genus | : Episoriculus |
Species status
Authority citation
Thomas, O. 1911-02-14. Mammals collected in the Provinces of Kan-su and Sze-chwan, western China, by Mr. Malcolm Anderson, for the Duke of Bedford's exploration of eastern Asia. Abstracts of the Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 90:3-5.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31252030Original name as described
Soriculus sacratus
Other common names
Chinese Brown-toothed Shrew
Type material
BMNH:Mamm:1911.2.1.54
Type kind
holotype
Type specimen URI
https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/1240b1de-de87-49e6-96a1-c0355aa76764Type locality
Omi-san (= Mount Emei), western Sichuan, south-western China.
Biogeographic realm
Palearctic · Indomalaya
Country distribution
China
Taxonomy notes
split from E. caudatus
Taxonomy notes citation
Motokawa, M., Harada, M., Mekada, K., & Shrestha, K. C. (2008). Karyotypes of three shrew species (Soriculus nigrescens, Episoriculus caudatus and Episoriculus sacratus) from Nepal. Integrative zoology, 3(3), 180-185.
IUCN Red List status
Not Evaluated
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