A new species of the genus Crocidura (Mammalia: Eulipotyphla: Soricidae) from Mount Huang, China

Liu Yang; Heng Zhang; Chenling Zhang; Jun Wu; Zhaocheng Wang; Chunlin Li; Baowei Zhang

doi:10.11865/zs.202001

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Zoological Systematics ›› 2020, Vol. 45 ›› Issue (1) : 1-14. DOI: 10.11865/zs.202001

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A new species of the genus Crocidura (Mammalia: Eulipotyphla: Soricidae) from Mount Huang, China

Liu Yang1, Heng Zhang1, Chenling Zhang2, Jun Wu3, Zhaocheng Wang3, Chunlin Li4 *, Baowei Zhang1 *

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In this study, a new species of white-toothed shrew, Crocidura huangshanensis Yang, BW Zhang & Li, sp. nov. was described based on five individuals collected from the Mt. Huang of China. Its morphological data and mtDNA sequences (Cyt b) were analyzed. Morphologically, C. huangshanensis Yang, BW Zhang & Li, sp. nov. is different from its congeners (C. anhuiensis and C. attenuata) by the body and skull smaller in size and the premolar and molar smoother, which are also different from other Southeast Asian Crocidura. The phylogenetic analysis shows that all individuals of C. huangshanensis Yang, BW Zhang & Li, sp. nov. merged into a single clade. In addition, the genetic distance between C. huangshanensis Yang, BW Zhang & Li, sp. nov. and other species of Crocidura is ranged from 9.8% to 15.3%, indicating a species-level divergence. The new species is currently distributed in the Wild Monkey Valley, located in Mt. Huang, China.

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Liu Yang, Heng Zhang, Chenling Zhang, Jun Wu, Zhaocheng Wang, Chunlin Li, Baowei Zhang. A new species of the genus Crocidura (Mammalia: Eulipotyphla: Soricidae) from Mount Huang, China[J]. Zoological Systematics. 2020, 45(1): 1-14 https://doi.org/10.11865/zs.202001

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This work was supported by Biodiversity Survey, Observation and Assessment Program of Ministry of Ecology and Environment of China, Basic Special Investigation Project of The Ministry of Science and Technology, Anhui Province Higher Education Revitalization Plan, 2014 Colleges and Universities Outstanding Youth Talent Support Program, 2017 Anhui Province Academic and Technical Leaders candidates (2017H130).