Chinese white-toothed shrew
The Chinese white-toothed shrew (Crocidura rapax) is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae.[1]
| Chinese white-toothed shrew | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Eulipotyphla |
| Family: | Soricidae |
| Genus: | Crocidura |
| Species: | C. rapax |
| Binomial name | |
| Crocidura rapax Allen, 1923 | |
Description
] The Chinese white-toothed shrew is described as medium-sized with light brown dorsal fur and a faintly-colored dichromatic tail. Compared to Crocidura attenuata, its posterior upper premolars are not severely concave, exposing less bone material. The skull of Crocidura rapax is also longer than that of Crocidura indochinensis with a "proportionately broader maxillary to interorbital region but with a comparatively narrow braincase relative to skull length and maxillary breadth".[2]
References
- Johnston, C.; Smith, A.T. (2016). "Crocidura rapax". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T136783A22294279. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T136783A22294279.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- Jenkins, P. D., Lunde, D. P., & Moncrieff, C. B. (2009). Descriptions of New Species of Crocidura (Soricomorpha: Soricidae) from Mainland Southeast Asia, with Synopses of Previously Described Species and Remarks on Biogeography. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, 331: 356-405. Doi: 10.1206/582-10.1.
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