Chodsigoa
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Chodsigoa is a largely unknown genus of mammals from the shrew family(Soricidae). The associated eight species live in eastern Asia.
General
They are comparatively small shrews. The head body length is around 45 to 70 millimeters and the weight around 5 grams. The fur is soft and dense, its color varies from reddish brown to black on the upper side, the underside is lighter.
The habitat of these animals are moist forest areas, bushlands and sometimes also cultivated regions. The food should consist of insects and earthworms . Otherwise nothing is known about their way of life.
Systematics
In some classifications, Chodsigoa is considered a sub-genus of Soriculus , but more recent works such as Wilson & Reeder (2005) list it as an independent genre. This division is justified , among other things, with a smaller number of teeth (28 compared to 30 in Soriculus ).
There are eight types:
- the Van Sung shrew ( Chodsigoa caovansunga ) was not scientifically described until 2003. The species lives in the Vietnamese province of Hà Giang .
- the De Winton shrew ( Chodsigoa hypsibia ) is native to central and southern China .
- the Gansu shrew ( Chodsigoa lamula ) also lives in central and southern China.
- the Lowe shrew ( Chodsigoa parca ) is common in southern China and the northern regions of Myanmar , Thailand and Vietnam.
- the Yunnan pygmy shrew ( Chodsigoa parva ) lives in southern China ( Yunnan ).
- the Salenski shrew ( Chodsigoa salenskii ) is only known from a single specimen from Sichuan . The IUCN lists the species as " critically endangered ".
- the Smith shrew ( Chodsigoa smithii ) inhabits the central regions of China.
- the small Taiwan shrew ( Chodsigoa sodalis ) is endemic to Taiwan .
literature
- Ronald M. Nowak: Walker's Mammals of the World. 2 volumes. 6th edition. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore MD et al. 1999, ISBN 0-8018-5789-9 .
- Don E. Wilson , DeeAnn M. Reeder (Eds.): Mammal Species of the World. A taxonomic and geographic Reference. 2 volumes. 3. Edition. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore MD 2005, ISBN 0-8018-8221-4 .
