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Anhui Short-tailed Shrew
Parablarinella latimaxillata Chen & Jiang in Chen et al., 2023
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The Anhui short-tailed shrew (Parablarinella latimaxillata) is a species of shrew described in 2023. It is endemic to the Dabie Mountains, China, and only known from its type locality, Yaoluoping Nature Reserve in Anhui where it occurs in broad-leaf deciduous forests at elevations of 1,100–1,700 m (3,600–5,600 ft) above sea level.
Wikipedia contributors, Anhui short-tailed shrew; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T10:41:03.849266+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Parablarinella latimaxillata Chen & Jiang in Chen et al., 2023
- Name authority
- Chen & Jiang in Chen et al., 2023
- Common name
- Anhui Short-tailed Shrew
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Eulipotyphla
- Family
- Soricidae
- Genus
- Parablarinella
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classMammalia Linnaeus, 1758
- subclassTheria Parker & Haswell, 1897
- infraclassEutheria Gill, 1872
- orderEulipotyphla Waddell, Okada & Hasegawa, 1999
- familySoricidae G. Fischer, 1814
- subfamilySoricinae G. Fischer, 1814
- tribeBlarinini Kretzoi, 1965
- genusParablarinella Bannikova, Jenkins, Solovyeva, Pavlova, Demidova, Simanovsky, Sheftel, Lebedev et al., 2019
- speciesParablarinella latimaxillata Chen & Jiang in Chen et al., 2023
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Parablarinella. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Indochinese Short-tailed ShrewParablarinella griselda (Thomas, 1912) | SoricidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Chen, Zhongzheng, Jiangxiao Hu, Kai He, Baowei Zhang, Yucai Zhang, Jun Chu, Kai Zhao, et al. (2023). Molecular and morphological evidence support a new species of Asiatic short-tailed shrew (Eulipotyphla: Soricidae). Journal of Mammalogy, Vol. 104, No. 6. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:CGLS6. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.