The complete mitogenome of Hodgson’s Red-Toothed Shrew, Episoriculus caudatus (Soricidae)

Abstract

The Hodgson’s Red-Toothed Shrew, Episoriculus caudatus belongs to the family Soricidae, and is widely distributed in northern South Asia, central and southern China and present in parts of northern Southeast Asia. In this study, the complete mitochondrial genome sequence of Episoriculus caudatus was determined. The mitogenome was 17,129 base pairs in length and contains 13 protein-coding genes, 2 ribosomal RNA genes, 22 transfer RNA genes, and 1 control region, with a base composition of 33.1% A, 29.2% T, 24.7% C, and 13.0% G. The genome organization, nucleotide composition and codon usage did not differ significantly from those of other shrews. The study contributes to illuminating taxonomic status of Hodgson’s Red-Toothed Shrew, Episoriculus caudatus.

• Complete mitochondrial genome
• episoriculus caudatus
• gene structure
• hodgson’s red-toothed shrew

Acknowledgments

We would like to acknowledge Feiyun Tu at Sichuan University for collecting species.

Declaration of interest

The authors report no conflicts of interest. The authors alone are responsible for the content and writing of the paper. This research was funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No.21472132), the Key Project of Education Department of Sichuan Province (No.13ZA0146), the Key Cultivation Project of Sichuan Normal University (No.14py03), the Applied Basic Research Program of Sichuan Science and Technology Department (No.2013JY0170), the 251 Talent Training Project of Sichuan Normal University (No.037410251).