Episoriculus
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Episoriculus is a genus of shrew in the red-toothed shrew subfamily. Its common name is brown-toothed shrew. It has been described as a subgenus to Soriculus in the past. The genus occurs at a number of locations in Asia, including Nepal and China.
Species
Currently, the four identified species of the genus Episoriculus include:
- Hodgson's brown-toothed shrew (E. caudatus) E. c. sacratus E. c. umbrinus
- Taiwanese brown-toothed shrew (E. fumidus)
- Long-tailed brown-toothed shrew (E. leucops) E. l. leucops E. l. baileyi
- Long-tailed mountain shrew (E. macrurus)
The monophyly of the genus has been questioned, as E. fumidus has been found to be only distantly related to other species in the genus.
Phylogeny of Nectogalini based on DNA and morphological characters after Bover et al. (2018).
Further reading
- A guide to the mammals of China.
- Checklist of Palaearctic and Indian Mammals 1758 to 1946. British Museum (Natural History), 19 1951: pp. 810. (Zoological Record Volume 88)