Episoriculus is a genus of shrew in the red-toothed shrew subfamily.Data Use Agreement - GBIF Portal. Data.gbif.org (2007-02-22). Retrieved on 2011-10-21.Namebank Record Detail. Ubio.org (2003-04-14). Retrieved on 2011-10-21.Namebank Record Detail. Ubio.org (2005-10-11). Retrieved on 2011-10-21. Its common name is brown-toothed shrew.ADW: Episoriculus: Pictures. Animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu. Retrieved on 2011-10-21. It has been described as a subgenus to Soriculus in the past.Mammal Species of the World - Browse: Episoriculus. Bucknell.edu. Retrieved on 2011-10-21.ITIS Standard Report Page: Episoriculus. Itis.gov. Retrieved on 2011-10-21.Namebank Record Detail. Ubio.org (2007-05-23). Retrieved on 2011-10-21. The genus occurs at a number of locations in Asia, including Nepal and China.Data Use Agreement - GBIF Portal. Data.gbif.org (2007-02-22). Retrieved on 2011-10-21.
Species Currently, the four identified species of the genus Episoriculus include:Episoriculus - Encyclopedia of Life. EOL. Retrieved on 2011-10-21. Hodgson's brown-toothed shrew (E. caudatus) E. c. sacratus E. c. umbrinus Taiwanese brown-toothed shrew (E. fumidus) Long-tailed brown-toothed shrew (E. leucops) E. l. leucops E. l. baileyi Long-tailed mountain shrew (E. macrurus) The monophyly of the genus has been questioned, as E. fumidus has been found to be only distantly related to other species in the genus.
Phylogeny of Nectogalini based on DNA and morphological characters after Bover et al. (2018).
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Further reading
A guide to the mammals of China. Checklist of Palaearctic and Indian Mammals 1758 to 1946. British Museum (Natural History), 19 1951: pp. 810. (Zoological Record Volume 88)