A Newly Recorded Mammal Species Found in Shanxi Province,China

One female specimen of genus Sorex was collected in Shanxi Luya Mountain National Nature Reserve on 4th 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.