Salenski's shrew

Salenski's shrew (Chodsigoa salenskii) is a red-toothed shrew found only in northern Sichuan, China, where it is known from Wolong National Nature Reserve. It is listed as a critically endangered species due to habitat loss and a restricted range.

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

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. Johnston, C. & Smith, A.T. (2016). "Chodsigoa salenskii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T20416A22292138. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T20416A22292138.en.


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