Sorex caecutiens hallamontanus
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Sorex caecutiens hallamontanus |
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Sorex caecutiens hallamontanus , Jeju Shrew
Discovered by Oh in 1994 ( Ohdachi et al., 2003), this is the only Sorex species on Jeju. According to Ohdachi et al. (2005), this species is a subspecies of Sorex caecutiens , but on the Korean peninsula the subspecific status of S. c. annexus and S. c. macropygmaeus is uncertain ( Won and Smith, 1999). S. c. hallamontanus is the largest among the S. caecutiens / shinto group and morphologically similar to S. shinto , even though DNA data place this form with S. caecutiens ( Ohdachi et al., 2005) . The key character of Jeju Shrew is the distinguishable width of the side paracone of the fourth premolar of upper jaw (H.S. Oh, Cheju National University, unpublished report).
S. c. hallamontanus is found between 800- 1,400 m around Halla-san, but its natural history has not been described ( Oh et al., 2007). On Korean peninsula, S. caecu-
Species Extinction period Remarks
Prionailurus begalensis 1930s-1940s Last sample acquired by Mori (1928)
Ursus arctos Prehistoric era Fossil record ( Park, 1974)
Sus scrofa Early 20 th century Fossil record ( Park, 1974)
Cervus nippon Early 20 th century Fossil record ( Park, 1974)
Species Introduced period Cause of introduction Current status
Vulpes vulpes 1987 Farming Few escaped but the population never established Sus scrofa 2003 Farming Increasing
Cervus nippon 1992-1993 Undesigned restoration Few remained
Sciurus vulgaris 2000s Human release Few remained
Tamias sibiricus 1980s Human release Sustained
Myocastor coypus 1990s Farming Exterminated around 2000s and reoccurred in 2011
tiens is distributed within montane areas and it is relatively abundant in the north ( Won, 1967; Won, 1968; Yoon et al., 2002).
Mori, T. 1928. Introduction of terrestrial mammals on Jeju. Korean Education 10: 55 - 60.
Oh, H. S., M. H. Chang and B. S. Kim. 2007. Current status of mammals in Halla-san National Park. Korean Journal of the Env. Eco 21: 235 - 242 (in Korean).
Ohdachi, S. D., H. Abe and S. H. Han. 2003. Phylogenetical positions of Sorex sp. (Insectivora, Mammalia) from Cheju Island and S. caecutiens from the Korean peninsula, inferred from mitochondrial cytochrome b gene sequences. Zoological Science 20: 91 - 95.
Ohdachi, S. D., H. Abe, H. S. Oh and S. H. Han. 2005. Morphological relationships among populations in the Sorex caecutiens / Shinto group (Eulipotyphla, Soricidae) in East Asian, with a description of a new subspecies from Cheju Island, Korea. Mammalian Biology 70: 345 - 358.
Park, H. S. 1974. A study of the phase of mammal in Jeju Island. Bulletin of Cheju University 3: 147 - 159.
Won, B. H. 1967. Illustrated Encyclopedia of Fauna and Flora of Korea Volume 7, Mammals. Ministry of Education (in Korean).
Won, H. K. 1968. The Mammals of Korea. Institute of Science Press (in Korean).
Won, C. M. and K. Smith. 1999. History and current status of mammals of the Korean peninsula. Mammal Review 29: 1 - 33.
Yoon, M. H., S. H. Han, H. S. Oh and J. K. Kim. 2002. The Mammals of Korea. Dongbang Media (in Korean).
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