Chodsigoa
Encyclopedia
Chodsigoa is a genus
of shrew
in the Nectogalini
tribe.
The name Chodsigoa has also been classified as a subgenus for the genus Soriculus
in the same family.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of shrew
Shrew
A shrew or shrew mouse is a small molelike mammal classified in the order Soricomorpha. True shrews are also not to be confused with West Indies shrews, treeshrews, otter shrews, or elephant shrews, which belong to different families or orders.Although its external appearance is generally that of...
in the Nectogalini
Nectogalini
Nectogalini is a tribe of Old World water shrews within the family Soricidae. As of late 2007, it consisted of six extant genera and 25 species, with some of the latter being further divided into subspecies.-Adaptation to semi-aquatic life:...
tribe.
Species
There are currently 8 species classified under the Chodsigoa genus:- Chodsigoa caovansunga (Lunde, Musser and Son, 2003)
- Chodsigoa hypsibia (de Winton, 1899)
- Chodsigoa hypsibia parva
- Chodsigoa lamula (Thomas, 1912)
- Chodsigoa parca (G. M. Allen, 1923)
- Chodsigoa parca furva
- Chodsigoa parca lowei
- Chodsigoa parca parca
- Chodsigoa parva (G. M. Allen, 1923)
- Chodsigoa salenskii (Kastschenko, 1907)
- Chodsigoa smithii (Thomas, 1911)
- Chodsigoa sodalis (Thomas, 1913)
The name Chodsigoa has also been classified as a subgenus for the genus Soriculus
Soriculus
Soriculus nigrescens, also known as the Himalayan Shrew, is a species of mammal in the Soricidae family. It is found in Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, and Nepal...
in the same family.
Further reading
- http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Taxonomy/Browser/wwwtax.cgi?id=269270&lvl=0
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