Blarinella quadraticauda

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Cladus: Synapsida
Cladus: Eupelycosauria
Cladus: Sphenacodontia
Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea
Cladus: Therapsida
Cladus: Theriodontia
Subordo: Cynodontia
Infraordo: Eucynodontia
Cladus: Probainognathia
Cladus: Prozostrodontia
Cladus: Mammaliaformes
Classis: Mammalia
Subclassis: Trechnotheria
Infraclassis: Zatheria
Supercohors: Theria
Cohors: Eutheria
Infraclassis: Placentalia
Cladus: Boreoeutheria
Superordo: Laurasiatheria
Ordo: Soricomorpha

Familia: Soricidae
Subfamilia: Soricinae
Tribus: Blarinellini
Genus: Blarinella
Species: Blarinella quadraticauda
Name

Blarinella quadraticauda (Milne-Edwards, 1872)

Holotype: MNHN-ZM-MO-1870-579, mounted skin and skull, collected by Armand David in 1870.
Type locality: “Moupin”, Sichuan, China.

Combinations

Sorex quadraticauda Milne-Edwards, 1872: 261, plate 38b, fig. 2 [original combination]
Blarinella quadraticauda — Thomas, 1911: 166 [subsequent combination]

References
Primary references

Milne-Edwards, A. 1872. Mémoire de la faune mammalogique du Tibet Oriental et principalement de la principauté de Moupin. Pp. 231–379 in Milne-Edwards, H. (ed.), Recherches pour servir à l’histoire naturelle des mammifères: comprenant des considérations sur la classification de ces animaux. 2 volumes. G. Masson: Paris. Volume I: BHL (text); Volume II: BHL (atlas). Reference page.

Additional references

Jiang, X.-L., Wang, Y.-X. & Hoffmann, R.S. 2003. A review of the systematics and distribution of Asiatic short-tailed shrews, genus Blarinella (Mammalia: Soricidae). Mammalian Biology 68(4): 193–204. DOI: 10.1078/1616-5047-00085 Paywall Reference page.

Links

Johnston, C. & Smith, A.T. 2016. IUCN: Blarinella quadraticauda (Near Threatened). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T40613A22283477. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T40613A22283477.en. Accessed on 10 April 2023.

Vernacular names
English: Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

The Asiatic short-tailed shrew (Blarinella quadraticauda) is one of three species of shrew in the genus Blarinella. It is in the family Soricidae and is endemic to China.
References

Johnston, C.; Smith, A.T. (2016). "Blarinella quadraticauda". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T40613A22283477. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T40613A22283477.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.