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. 2006. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. www.iucnredlist.org. Retrieved on 10 May 2006. Listed as Critically Endangered (CR B1+2c v2.3)


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