''Episoriculus'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...

shrew Shrews (family Soricidae) are small mole-like mammals classified in the order Eulipotyphla. True shrews are not to be confused with treeshrews, otter shrews, elephant shrews, West Indies shrews, or marsupial shrews, which belong to different fa ...

in the

red-toothed shrew The red-toothed shrews of the subfamily Soricinae are one of three living subfamilies of shrews, along with Crocidurinae (white-toothed shrews) and Myosoricinae (African white-toothed shrews). In addition, the family contains the extinct subfamil ...

subfamily. Its common is brown-toothed shrew. It has been described as a subgenus to ''

Soriculus ''Soriculus'' is a genus of shrew native to Asia. The Himalayan shrew The Himalayan shrew (''Soriculus nigrescens'') is found in Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, and Nepal, is currently the only species in the genus ''Soriculus'' within the tribe ...

'' in the past. The genus occurs at a number of locations in Asia, including

Nepal Nepal (; ne, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne, सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल ), is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mai ...

and

China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...

Species

Currently, the four identified

species In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate s ...

of the genus ''Episoriculus'' include: *

Hodgson's brown-toothed shrew Hodgson's brown-toothed shrew (''Episoriculus caudatus'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is found in China, India, and Myanmar Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventi ...

(''E. caudatus'') **''E. c. sacratus'' **''E. c. umbrinus'' *

Taiwanese brown-toothed shrew The Taiwanese brown-toothed shrew (''Episoriculus fumidus'') is a species of shrew in the tribe Nectogalini. It is found only in Taiwan.Long-tailed brown-toothed shrew The long-tailed brown-toothed shrew (''Episoriculus leucops'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is found in China, India, Myanmar, Nepal, and Vietnam Vietnam or Viet Nam ( vi, Việt Nam, ), officially the Socialist ...

(''E. leucops'') **''E. l. leucops'' **''E. l. baileyi'' *

Long-tailed mountain shrew The long-tailed mountain shrew (''Episoriculus macrurus'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is found in China, Myanmar, Nepal, and Vietnam Vietnam or Viet Nam ( vi, Việt Nam, ), officially the Socialist Republic of ...

(''E. macrurus'')

Species

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