New data on distribution and taxonomy of the genus Suncus (Mammalia: Soricidae) in Iran; molecular evidence

We studied 1140 base pairs of mitochondrial cytochrome b gene of small shrews from Iran. Using previous published data for Suncus Ehrenberg 1832, phylogenetic trees showed affiliation of Iranian haplotypes to Madagascan Pgymy Shrew, Suncus madagascariensis that is the first report of the species for...

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Main Authors: Ahmad Mahmoudi, Jamshid Darvish, Abdulwahed Pehpuri, S. Saeidzadeh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Ferdowsi University of Mashhad 2017-08-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Animal Biosystematics
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Online Access:https://ijab.um.ac.ir/article_29464_2a4574697517a1e001ad21e1779bfc02.pdf