Chodsigoa parca, G. M. Allen, 1923

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Lowe’s Brown-toothed Shrew

Chodsigoa parca

French: Musaraigne étriquée / German: Lowe-Braunzahnspitzmaus / Spanish: Musarana de dientes marrones de Lowe

Other common names: Lowe's Shrew

Taxonomy. Chodsigoa smithii parca G. M. Allen, 1923 ,

“Ho-mu-shu Pass [= Hong- mushu, Baoshan], western Yunnan, Chi- na, 8000 feet [= 2438 m].”

Chodsigoa parca used to include furva as a subspecies, which has been re-elevated to full species. Chodsigoa parca has been split into two species, and eastern populations were recognized as a new species, C. hoffmanmni. Taxonomic status of subspecies lowei needs to be reassessed. Two subspecies

recognized.

Subspecies and Distribution.

C.p.parcaG.M.Allen,1923—SWChina(Yunnan),NE&EMyanmar,andNThailand,WoftheMekongRiver.

C. p. lower Osgood, 1932 — known only from the type locality in Chapa (= Sa Pa), Lao Cai Province, NW Vietnam.

Descriptive notes. Head-body 62-77 mm, tail 77-99 mm, hindfoot 15-18 mm. No specific data are available for body weight. Condylo-incisive lengths are 20-1-20-9 mm, and tooth rows are 8-6-9 mm. Lowe’s Brown-toothed Shrew is similar to Hoffmann’s Brown-toothed Shrew (C. hoffmanni) but larger. Dorsal pelageis slate-gray, and ventral pelageis palerslate-gray. Tail is longer than head-body length and bicolored; its dorsal surface is brown, and ventral surface is creamy white. Tuft of slightly longer hair occurs on tip oftail. Braincase is dome-shaped. Rostrum tapers gradually in premaxillary region. There are three upper unicuspids.

Habitat. Moist forests at elevations of 1500-3000 m. In western Yunnan, Lowe’s Browntoothed Shrew is most common at elevations of 2400-2600 m in evergreen broadleaved forest.

Food and Feeding. No information.

Breeding. No information.

Activity patterns. Most Lowe’s Brown-toothed Shrews were captured at night. It is well adapted for running and jumping.

Movements, Home range and Social organization. No information.

Status and Conservation. Classified as Least Concern on The IUCN Red List. In northern Myanmar (= Burma), Lowe’s Brown-toothed Shrew is threatened by deforestation. Presumably, populations are not declining in south-western China and northern Thailand.

Bibliography. Chen Zhongzheng et al. (2017), Hoffmann (1985).

Figures

136. Elliot’s Short-tailed Shrew (Blarina hulophaga), 137. Northern Short-tailed Shrew (Blarina brevicaudus), 138. Southern Short-tailed Shrew (Blarina carolinensis), 139. Everglades Short-tailed Shrew (Blarina peninsulae), 140. Sherman’s Short-tailed Shrew (Blarina shermani), 141. Sichuan Short-tailed Shrew (Blarinella quadraticauda), 142. Burmese Short-tailed Shrew (Blarinella wardi), 143. Indochinese Short-tailed Shrew (Blarinella griselda), 144. Chinese Mole Shrew (Anourosorex squamaipes), 145. Taiwanese Mole Shrew (Anowrosorex yamashinai), 146. Assam Mole Shrew (Anowrosorex assamensis), 147. Giant Mole Shrew (Anourosorex schmid), 148. Desert Gray Shrew (Notiosorex crawfordi), 149. Cockrum’s Gray Shrew (Notiosorex cockrumi), 150. Large-eared Gray Shrew (Notiosorex evolis), 151. Villa’s Gray Shrew (Notiosorex villa), 152. Mexican Shrew (Megasorex gigas), 153. Taiwanese Brown-toothed (Shrew Epusoriculusfumidus), 154. Arboreal Brown-toothed Shrew (Episoriculus macrurus), 155. Bailey's Brown-toothed Shrew (Episoriculus baileyi), 156. Long-tailed Brown-toothed Shrew (Episoriculus leucops), 157. Hodgson’s Brown-toothed Shrew (Episoriculus caudatus), 158. Sichuan Brown-toothed Shrew (Episoriculus sacratus), 159. Hidden Brown-toothed Shrew (Episoriculus umbrinus), 160. Nepalese Brown-toothed Shrew (Episoriculus soluensis), 161. Himalayan Shrew (Soriculus nigrescens), 162. De Winton’s Brown-toothed Shrew (Chodsigoa hypsibia), 163. Pygmy Brown-toothed Shrew (Chodsigoa parva), 164. Smith’s Brown-toothed Shrew (Chodsigoa smithii), 165. Salenski’s Brown-toothed Shrew (Chodsigoa salenskii), 166. Dusky Brown-toothed Shrew (Chodsigoa furva), 167. Lesser Taiwanese Brown-toothed Shrew (Chodsigoa sodalis), 168. Van Sung’s Brown-toothed Shrew (Chodsigoa caovansunga), 169. Hoffmann’s Brown-toothed Shrew (Chodsigoa hoffmanni), 170. Lowe’s Brown-toothed Shrew (Chodsigoa parca), 171. Bornean Water Shrew (Chimarrogale phaeura), 172. Sumatran Water Shrew (Chimarrogale sumatrana), 173. Malayan Water Shrew (Chimarrogale hantu), 174. Chinese Water Shrew (Chimarrogale styani), 175. Himalayan Water Shrew (Chimarrogale himalayica), 176. Leander’s Water Shrew (Chimarrogale leander), 177. Japanese Water Shrew (Chimarrogale platycephala), 178. Elegant Water Shrew (Nectogale elegans), 179. Mediterranean Water Shrew (Neomys anomalus), 180. Transcaucasian Water (Shrew Neomysteres), 181. Eurasian Water Shrew (Neomys fodiens)

Subspecies and Distribution. C.p.parcaG.M.Allen,1923—SWChina(Yunnan),NE&EMyanmar,andNThailand,WoftheMekongRiver. C. p. lower Osgood, 1932 — known only from the type locality in Chapa (= Sa Pa), Lao Cai Province, NW Vietnam.