4. Discussion
Our study utilized high-resolution identification to explore the dietary compositions and seasonal diet variations of the Chinese mole shrew present in human habitats, aiming to increase understanding of shrew feeding ecology and evaluating their impact on the farming system. The Chinese mole shrew tends to be an opportunistic and generalized predator of a diverse array of invertebrates and plants, particularly earthworms and crops. With respect to common preys invertebrates, we confirm that Chinese mole shrew predominantly but not exclusively feeds on earthworms with a semi-fossorial foraging mode similar to other shrews in temperate habitats (Churchfield et al. 2012; Churchfield et al. 2010; Khanam et al. 2016). Based on molecular technique, diverse plant materials at the species level were identified in the shrew stomach contents with frequent observation of several important crops (e.g., rice and peanut).