Crocidura rapax G. Allen 1923

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Soricomorpha, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 220-311 : 247

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scientific name	Crocidura rapax G. Allen 1923
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Crocidura rapax G. Allen 1923 , Am. Mus. Novit., 100: 9.

Type Locality: China, Yunnan, Mekong River, Yinpankai.

Vernacular Names: Chinese White-toothed Shrew.

Subspecies: :

Subspecies Crocidura rapax subsp. rapax G. Allen 1923

Subspecies Crocidura rapax subsp. kurodai Jameson and Jones 1977

Subspecies Crocidura rapax subsp. lutaoensis Fang and Lee 2002

Subspecies Crocidura rapax subsp. tadae Tokuda and Kano 1936

Distribution: S China and adjacent countries ( Jiang and Hoffmann, 2001), NE India (specimens in FMNH).

Discussion: Formerly included in russula or pullata , but see Jiang and Hoffmann (2001). Fang et al. (1997) retained kurodai as a separate species, but did not study rapax . Fang and Lee (2002) demonstrated that allopatric populations from Taiwan (kurodai), Orchid Isl (tadae) and Green Isl (lutaoensis) share the same karyotype (2n = 40, FN = 54 or 64), but differ in size and morphology and should therefore be considered as valid subspecies.