山西省兽类一新记录

A Newly Recorded Mammal Species Found in Shanxi Province,China

通过分子实验证实了采集于山西省芦芽山国家级自然保护区的一只雌性鼩鼱(头骨不完整)标本为苔原鼩鼱,为山西省兽类一新纪录。该分布点是苔原鼩鼱在全球最南分布点,黄河是苔原鼩鼱向南扩展的一道屏障。标本保存于四川省林业科学研究院动物标本室。

One female specimen of genus Sorex was collected in Shanxi Luya Mountain National Nature Reserve on 4 th September,2010,and was identified as Sorex tundrensis through molecular method.It was a new record for this mammal species in Shanxi Province.The site was the southernmost distribution spot in the world,and the Yellow River was a barrier to its southward spread.The specimen was deposited in the animal specimen room of Sichuan Academy of Forestry.