The complete mitochondrial genome of the Sorex araneus

Abstract

The Sorex araneus (common shrew), a member of the Soricidae family, is the most common shrew throughout Northern Europe. The region includes Great Britain, but excludes Ireland. Herein, we first publish the complete mitochondrial genome of S. araneus. The mitogenome is 16 887 bp in length, which contains 24 tRNA genes, 13 protein-coding genes, 2 rRNA genes and a control region. The overall GC content is 38.28%, which is lower than AT. To verify the accuracy and utility of new determined mitogenome sequences, a species phylogenetic tree is constructed based on the complete mitogenomes of the species and other 10 close species. The current data provide important resources for the research of S. araneus mitochondrial evolution and the species identification.

• Common shrew
• complete mitochondrial genome
• European shrew
• mitogenome
• Sorex araneus

Acknowledgements

We would like to thank the Broad Institute (USA) for generating the sequencing data of the Sorex araneus used in this work. We also express our gratitude to BGI for providing us a platform. Finally, thank the anonymous reviewers for providing valuable comments on the manuscript.

Declaration of interest

The authors report no conflicts of interest. The authors alone are responsible for the content and writing of the paper.