The complete mitogenome of Asian House Shrews, Suncus murinus (Soricidae)

Abstract

The Asian House Shrew, Suncus murinus belongs to the family Soricidae, and widely distributes in East, Southeast and South Asia, Southwest Island in the Pacific Ocean and East Africa. In this study, the complete mitochondrial genome sequence of Suncus murinus was determined. The mitogenome is 17,240 bp in length and contains 13 protein-coding genes, 2 ribosomal RNA genes, 22 transfer RNA genes, and a control region, with a base composition of 33.0% A, 32.7% T, 21.2% C and 13.1% G. The present study contributes to illuminating taxonomic status of S. murinus, and may facilitate further investigation of the molecular evolution of Soricidae.

• Complete mitochondrial genome
• gene structure
• Suncus murinus
• the Asian House Shrew

Declaration of interest

This research was funded by 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).

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