Salenski's shrew

Salenski's shrew[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Eulipotyphla
Family: Soricidae
Genus: Chodsigoa
Species: C. salenskii
Binomial name
Chodsigoa salenskii
(Kastschenko, 1907)
Salenski's shrew range

Salenski's shrew (Chodsigoa salenskii) is a red-toothed shrew found only in northern Sichuan, China. It is listed as a critically endangered species due to habitat loss and a restricted range.

References

  1. Hutterer, R. (2005). Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M., eds. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 277. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
  2. Insectivore Specialist Group (1996). "Soriculus salenskii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2006. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 10 May 2006. Listed as Critically Endangered (CR B1+2c v2.3)


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