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
Cladus: Cynodontia
Cladus: Eucynodontia
Cladus: Probainognathia
Cladus: Prozostrodontia
Cladus: Mammaliaformes
Classis: Mammalia
Cladus: Theriimorpha
Cladus: Theriiformes
Cladus: Trechnotheria
Cladus: Zatheria
Subclassis: Theria
Cladus: Eutheria
Infraclassis: Placentalia
Magnordo: Boreoeutheria
Superordo: Laurasiatheria
Ordo: Eulipotyphla
Familia: Soricidae
Subfamilia: Crocidurinae
Genus: Crocidura
Species: Crocidura attenuata
Name
Crocidura attenuata Milne-Edwards, 1872: 263, plate 38b, fig. 1
Holotype: MNHN-ZM-MO-1870-575, mounted skin and skull.
Type locality: “principauté de Moupin [=Moupin]”, Sichuan, China.
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. 2 volumes. G. Masson: Paris. Tome Premier - Texte: BHL; Tome Second - Atlas: BHL. Reference page.
Additional references
Li, Y-Y., Li, H-T., Motokawa, M., Wu, Y., Harada, M., Sun, H-M., Mo, X-M., Wang, J. & Li, Y-C. 2019. A revision of the geographical distributions of the shrews Crocidura tanakae and C. attenuata based on genetic species identification in the mainland of China. Zookeys 869: 147–160. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.869.33858 Reference page.
Links
Crocidura attenuata in Mammal Species of the World.
Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn M. (Editors) 2005. Mammal Species of the World – A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Third edition. ISBN 0-8018-8221-4.
Heaney, L. & Molur, S. 2008. IUCN: Crocidura attenuata (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2008: e.T40619A10341819. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T40619A10341819.en
Vernacular names
English: Asian Gray Shrew
The Asian gray shrew (Crocidura attenuata) is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is found in Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, the Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam. It is one of the commonest species within its range and the International Union for Conservation of Nature has assessed its conservation status as being of "least concern".
Description
The Asian gray shrew has a head-and-body length of between 66 and 89 mm (2.6 and 3.5 in) and a tail typically between 60% and 70% of this length. Its weight is in the range 6 to 12 g (0.2 to 0.4 oz). The head and dorsal fur is dark greyish-black to smoky-brown and is a darker shade in the summer than in the winter. The underparts are dark grey and the tail dark brown above and mid-brown below.[2]
Distribution and habitat
The Asian gray shrew is native to southeastern Asia. It is present in Cambodia, southeastern China, northern India, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam, and possibly Indonesia. Its altitudinal range is from sea level up to about 3,000 m (10,000 ft). It inhabits a wide range of habitat types, including lowland and montane rainforest, bamboo forest, scrubland, herbaceous vegetation, and secondary forest adjoining streams and rivers.[1]
Ecology
Like other members of the shrew subfamily Crocurinae, the Asian gray shrew is mainly insectivorous. it is a terrestrial species and active by day and by night. Its natural history has been little studied, but females carrying litters of four and five have been observed.[2]
Status
The Asian gray shrew is in many parts of its range the most abundant species of shrew. No specific threats have been identified, but in some places, it is affected by habitat destruction and introduced predators. It is present in several protected areas and the International Union for Conservation of Nature has assessed its conservation status as being of "least concern".[1]
References
Heaney, L. & Molur, S. (2018) [errata version of 2017 assessment]. "Crocidura attenuata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T48296412A123807388. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T48296412A22295645.en. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
Smith, Andrew T.; Xie, Yan; Hoffmann, Robert S.; Lunde, Darrin; MacKinnon, John; Wilson, Don E.; Wozencraft, W. Chris (2010). A Guide to the Mammals of China. Princeton University Press. p. 298. ISBN 978-1-4008-3411-2.
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