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Pygmy Brown-toothed Shrew

Chodsigoa parva

French: Musaraigne de Lijiang / German: Yunnan-Braunzahnspitzmaus / Spanish: Musarana de dientes marrones pigmea

Other common names: Pygmy Red-toothed Shrew

Taxonomy. Chodsigoa hypsibia parva G. M. Allen, 1923, “ Li-chiang, Ssu-san-chong [= Likiang Range], Yunnan [China], 9000 feet altitude [= 2743 m].”

Chodsigoa parva was sometimes confused with lamula that is recognized here as a synonym of C. hypsibia . Monotypic.

Distribution. SW China (W Sichuan and Yunnan); distributional limits are unclear.

Descriptive notes. Head—body 47-64 mm, tail 41-52 mm, hindfoot 10-12 mm. No

specific data are available for body weight. Condylo-incisive lengths are 15-1-16-2 mm, and tooth rows are 6-1-6-7 mm. The Pygmy Brown-toothed Shrew is the smallest species of Chodsigoa . It is proportionally similar to De Winton’s Brown-toothed Shrew (C. hypsibia). Dorsal pelage is dark gray, and ventral pelage is slightly paler gray. Tail is shorter than head-body length. Small tuft of hair occurs attip of tail. Skull is small, and braincase is flattened. There are three upper unicuspids that slightly overlap.

Habitat. Moist mountainous broad-leaved forest at elevations of 1800-3500 m.

Food and Feeding. No information.

Breeding. No information.

Activity patterns. No information.

Movements, Home range and Social organization. No information.

Status and Conservation. Classified as Data Deficient on The IUCN Red List (based on outdated taxonomy). The Pygmy Brown-toothed Shrew has a wide distribution, and local populations in Yunnan are large and unlikely to be declining.

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