Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 3rd ed., vols. 1 & 2
Page(s):
2142
Publisher:
Johns Hopkins University Press
Publication Place:
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
0-8018-8221-4/
Notes:
Reference for:
Crocidura rapax
Crocidura rapax: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Crocidura rapax: Comments
Comment:
Comments: 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