The Chinese mole shrew (Anourosorex squamipes) is one of four species of Asian mole shrew in the genus Anourosorex.[2]
| Chinese mole shrew | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Eulipotyphla |
| Family: | Soricidae |
| Genus: | Anourosorex |
| Species: | A. squamipes
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| Binomial name | |
| Anourosorex squamipes Milne-Edwards, 1872
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| Chinese mole shrew range | |
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Despite the name, it is found not only in China but also in northeast India, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam. Like all other species of the genus Anourosorex, the Chinese mole shrew is fossorial, and is found in montane forests.[1] In 2006, the Centers for Disease Control reported this species can carry a version of the hantavirus, which is genetically distinct from rodent hantavirus and new to science.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b Molur, S. (2017) [errata version of 2016 assessment]. "Anourosorex squamipes". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T41450A115186957. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T41450A22311769.en.
- ^ Hutterer, R. (2005). "Genus Anourosorex". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 220–311. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
- ^ "Newfound Hantavirus in Chinese Mole Shrew, Vietnam" (PDF). Cdc.gov. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
Further reading
edit- Smith, A.T and Xie, Y. 2008. A guide to the mammals of China. Princeton University Press, New Jersey.
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