Asian mole shrew
| Anourosorex | |
|---|---|
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| Anourosorex squamipes | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Eulipotyphla |
| Family: | Soricidae |
| Subfamily: | Soricinae |
| Tribe: | Anourosoricini |
| Genus: | Anourosorex Milne-Edwards, 1872 |
Asian mole shrews are a genus (Anourosorex) of shrews that resemble moles, from China, India, and Indochina. They are the only known genus of the Anourosoricini tribe of red-toothed shrews. The four known species are:[1]
- Assam mole shrew (A. assamensis)
- Giant mole shrew (A. schmidi)
- Chinese mole shrew (A. squamipes)
- Taiwanese mole shrew (A. yamashinai)
References
- ↑ Genus Anourosorex (mole shrew), UMich Animal Diversity Web.
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