Zemlemerova E.D., Komarova V.A., Bryja J., Lavrenchenko L.A. 2025. The complete mitochondrial genomes of the Ethiopian endemic shrew Crocidura yaldeni s.l. (Mammalia: Soricidae) // Russian J. Theriol. Vol.24. No.1. P.17–21 [in English].
Elena D. Zemlemerova [zemlemerovalena@ya.ru], A.N. Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninsky Prospect, 33, Moscow 119071, Russia; Valeria A. Komarova [k_vakka@yahoo.com], A.N. Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninsky Prospect, 33, Moscow 119071, Russia; Josef Bryja [bryja@ivb.cz], Department of Botany and Zoology, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Kotlářská 2, 611 37 Brno, Czech Republic; Institute of Vertebrate Biology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Kvetna 8, 603 65 Brno, Czech Republic; Leonid A. Lavrenchenko [llavrenchenko@gmail.com], A.N. Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninsky Prospect, 33, Moscow 119071, Russia.
doi: 10.15298/rusjtheriol.24.1.04
ABSTRACT: Complete mitochondrial genomes of the Ethiopian endemic shrew Crocidura yaldeni s.l. were assembled for the first time. We provide data concerning the sequencing, assembly, and annotation of the obtained mitochondrial genomes. The phylogenetic analysis revealed the existence of several lineages within C. yaldeni s.l. that was consistent with the previous studies based on mitochondrial gene cytochrome b. These data provide a basis for further studies on phylogeny and mechanisms of the presumable mitochondrial DNA introgression of this group.
KEY WORDS: Beletta shrew, mitochondrial DNA, Ethiopia.