Chodsigoa sodalis, THOMAS, 1913

CHODSIGOA SODALIS THOMAS, 1913 View in CoL

Chodsigoa sodalis Thomas, 1913: 217 View in CoL .

Episoriculus fumidus James & Jones, 1977: 474 View in CoL . (Mixed)

Soriculus fumidus View in CoL – Hoffmann, 1985: 468. (Mixed)

Soriculus sp. – Yu, 1993: 418.

Common names : Lesser Taiwanese Shrew; 细尾长尾鼩 (Xiwei Changweiqu)

Type locality: Mt. Arizan (= Mt. Alishan), Central Taiwan .

Remarks: This small species of Chodsigoa only occurs in Taiwan ( Fig. 1; Table 3). Dorsal pelage is dark grey, ventral pelage is slightly paler. Tail colour solid brown; TL approximately equal to the HB. Hands and hind feet relatively large and paler in colour. Skull robust with a dome-shaped braincase; rostrum narrows gradually. Confused with Episoriculus fumidus for a long time, Motokawa et al. (1997) re-examined and recognized C. sodalis as a valid species, a position that is supported by our study.

Distribution: Known only from a few localities in middle Taiwan mountain areas, at elevations from 600 to 2500 m.