The Taiwanese brown-toothed shrew (''Episoriculus fumidus'') is a species of
shrew
Shrews ( family Soricidae) are small mole-like mammals classified in the order Eulipotyphla. True shrews are not to be confused with treeshrews, otter shrews, elephant shrews, West Indies shrews, or marsupial shrews, which belong to dif ...
in the tribe
Nectogalini
Nectogalini is a tribe of Old World shrews within the family Soricidae. As of late 2007, it consisted of six extant genera and 25 species, with some of the latter being further divided into subspecies. Some, but not all members of the tribe are ...
.
[ It is found only in ]Taiwan
Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia. The main geography of Taiwan, island of Taiwan, also known as ''Formosa'', lies between the East China Sea, East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocea ...
.Mammal Species of the World - Browse: fumidus
Bucknell.edu. Retrieved on 2011-10-21. It prefers dense ground cover in forests and subalpine shrublands in high mountains of central Taiwan.
Its placement in ''
Episoriculus
''Episoriculus'' is a genus of shrew in the red-toothed shrew subfamily. Its common 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 ...
'' has been questioned, with genetic analysis finding that it is more basal within Nectogalini than other members of ''Episoriculus''.
See also
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List of protected species in Taiwan
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List of endemic species of Taiwan
The endemic species of Taiwan are organisms that are Endemic (ecology), endemic to the island of Taiwan – that is, they naturally occur nowhere else on Earth.
Percentages of endemic species and subspecies in selected animal groups in Taiwan:
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References
Red-toothed shrews
Mammals of Taiwan
Endemic fauna of Taiwan
Mammals described in 1913
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