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New records of Sorex cansulus Thomas, 1912 in Sichuan, Qinghai and Shaanxi provinces

  • HUANG Yunjia ,
  • TANG Keyi ,
  • WANG Xuming ,
  • WAN Tao ,
  • FU Changkun ,
  • WANG Qiong ,
  • CHEN Shunde ,
  • LIU Shaoying
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  • 1 College of Life Sciences, Sichuan Normal University, Chengdu 610101, China;
    2 Sichuan Academy of Forestry, Chengdu 610081, China

Received date: 2021-06-08

  Revised date: 2021-10-18

  Online published: 2021-10-18

Abstract

When examining the Sorex shrew samples collected between 2011 and 2018, we found 24 specimens from Sichuan (Shiqu, Jiuzhaigou, Pingwu, Heishui, Wenchuan, Maoxian, Kangding), Qinghai (Banma), and Shaanxi (Taibai Mountain) suspected to be a Gansu shrew Sorex cansulus. Based on morphological characteristics, skull measurement comparison, Kimura-2-parameter distance and Bayesian phylogenetic tree analysis, these specimens were confirmed to be Sorex cansulus. This is the first time that Sorex cansulus has been discovered in Sichuan, Qinghai, and Shaanxi provinces. This study further determines the distribution range and biological information of Sorex cansulus.

Cite this article

HUANG Yunjia , TANG Keyi , WANG Xuming , WAN Tao , FU Changkun , WANG Qiong , CHEN Shunde , LIU Shaoying . New records of Sorex cansulus Thomas, 1912 in Sichuan, Qinghai and Shaanxi provinces[J]. ACTA THERIOLOGICA SINICA, 2022 , 42(1) : 118 -124 . DOI: 10.16829/j.slxb.150569

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