Salenski's Shrew

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Salenski's Shrew[1]
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Soricomorpha
Family: Soricidae
Genus: Chodsigoa
Species: C. salenskii
Binomial name
Chodsigoa salenskii
(Kastschenko, 1907)

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.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Hutterer, Rainer (2005-11-16). in Wilson, D. E., and Reeder, D. M. (eds): Mammal Species of the World, 3rd edition, Johns Hopkins University Press, 277. ISBN 0-801-88221-4. 
  2. ^ Insectivore Specialist Group (1996). Soriculus salenskii. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 10 May 2006. Listed as Critically Endangered (CR B1+2c v2.3)
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