Taiwanese brown-toothed shrew

The Taiwanese brown-toothed shrew (Episoriculus fumidus) is a species of shrew in the tribe Nectogalini.^[3] It is found only in Taiwan.^[6] It prefers dense ground cover in forests and subalpine shrublands in high mountains of central Taiwan.^[1] Its placement in Episoriculus has been questioned, with genetic analysis finding that it is more basal within Nectogalini than other members of Episoriculus.^[7]

Taiwanese brown-toothed shrew
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Eulipotyphla
Family:	Soricidae
Genus:	Episoriculus
Species:	E. fumidus
Binomial name
Episoriculus fumidus (Thomas, 1913)[2][3]
Taiwanese brown-toothed shrew range
Synonyms
Soriculus fumidus[4][5]

See also

• List of protected species in Taiwan
• List of endemic species of Taiwan

References

1. Smith, A.T. (2016). "Episoriculus fumidus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T41429A22293526. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T41429A22293526.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
2. Namebank Record Detail. Ubio.org (2007-05-23). Retrieved on 2011-10-21.
3. Wilson, Don E.; Reeder, DeeAnn M. (2005). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. JHU Press. p. 278. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0.
4. Taxonomy browser (Episoriculus fumidus). Ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. Retrieved on 2011-10-21.
5. "Micro*scope - version 6.0 - March, 2006". Archived from the original on 2011-07-18. Retrieved 2010-04-05.
6. Mammal Species of the World - Browse: fumidus. Bucknell.edu. Retrieved on 2011-10-21.
7. Bover, Pere; Mitchell, Kieren J.; Llamas, Bastien; Rofes, Juan; Thomson, Vicki A.; Cuenca-Bescós, Gloria; Alcover, Josep A.; Cooper, Alan; Pons, Joan (August 2018). "Molecular phylogenetics supports the origin of an endemic Balearic shrew lineage (Nesiotites) coincident with the Messinian Salinity Crisis". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 125: 188–195. Bibcode:2018MolPE.125..188B. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2018.03.028. PMID 29608962. S2CID 5010906.