Some taxonomy news: North American Water Shrew is a complex of three species (fortunately, I’ve seen all three); here’s a taxonomic review of Asian pikas.
Vladimir Dinets
And some taxonomy…
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The pika article link I think takes you to a pay wall (if that’s the right term); I have a pdf of the article, and I think that Fair Use allows me to share it for educational, non-commercial purposes. If you would like the pdf emailed to you, contact me directly at chood@avc.edu. Thanks to Vladimir for noting this; I was in China over the summer and the taxonomy seemed very muddied. / Charles Hood, Antelope Valley College