Asian mole shrew
| Asian mole shrew | |
|---|---|
| Taiwanese mole shrew (Anourosorex yamashinai) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Eulipotyphla |
| Family: | Soricidae |
| Subfamily: | Soricinae |
| Tribe: | Anourosoricini Anderson, 1879 |
| Genus: | Anourosorex Milne-Edwards, 1872 |
| Type species | |
| Anourosorex squamipes | |
Asian mole shrews (Anourosorex) are a genus of shrews that resemble moles, from China, Taiwan, India, and Indochina. They are the only known genus of the red-toothed shrew tribe Anourosoricini. The four known species are:
- Assam mole shrew (A. assamensis)
- Giant mole shrew (A. schmidi)
- Chinese mole shrew (A. squamipes)
- Taiwanese mole shrew (A. yamashinai)
- †Japanese mole shrew (A. japonicus)