The Anhui short-tailed shrew (Parablarinella latimaxillata) is a species of shrew described in 2023.[1][2] It is endemic to the Dabie Mountains, China, and only known from its type locality, Yaoluoping Nature Reserve in Anhui where it occurs in broad-leaf deciduous forests at elevations of 1,100–1,700 m (3,600–5,600 ft) above sea level.[1]
Anhui short-tailed shrew | |
---|---|
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Eulipotyphla |
Family: | Soricidae |
Genus: | Parablarinella |
Species: | P. latimaxillata
|
Binomial name | |
Parablarinella latimaxillata Chen & Jiang, 2023[1]
|
References
edit- ^ a b c Chen, Zhongzheng; Hu, Jiangxiao; He, Kai; Zhang, Baowei; Zhang, Yucai; Chu, Jun; Zhao, Kai; Onditi, Kenneth O; Jiang, Xuelong (2023). "Molecular and morphological evidence support a new species of Asiatic short-tailed shrew (Eulipotyphla: Soricidae)". Journal of Mammalogy. 104 (6): 1455–1467. doi:10.1093/jmammal/gyad087.
- ^ "Parablarinella latimaxillata (id=1006801)". ASM Mammal Diversity Database. American Society of Mammalogists.