Crocidura hikmiya
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Scientific classification
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Eulipotyphla |
| Family: | Soricidae |
| Genus: | Crocidura |
| Species: | C. hikmiya
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| Binomial name | |
| Crocidura hikmiya Meegaskumbura, Meegaskumbura, Manamendra-Arachchi, Pethiyagoda & Schneider, 2007
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| Crocidura hikmiya range | |
Crocidura hikmiya(Sinharaja shreworSri Lankan rain forest shrew) is aspeciesofshrewdescribed from therainforestsofSri Lanka,based on bothmorphologicalandmoleculardata. Its closest sister species is theSri Lankan long-tailed shrew,another Sri Lankancrocidurineshrewrestricted to the high-elevation habitats of theCentral Highlands.C. hikmiyahas a shorter tail than the Sri Lankan long-tailed shrew. Most of the other characteristics that distinguish the two species areosteologicalnatured.[2]
Etymology
[edit]The specific epithethikmiyais Sinhala for ‘shrew’, applied here as a substantive in apposition. It is known as ශ්රී ලංකා සිංහරාජ කුනු හික් මීයා in Sinhala.
Habitat
[edit]It is known only from two forest-edge sites inSinharaja Forest Reserve,at Kudawa and Morningside.
References
[edit]- ^Meegaskumbura, S.; Meegaskumbura, M. (2008)."Crocidura hikmiya".IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.2008:e.T136596A4316355.doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T136596A4316355.en.Retrieved19 November2021.
- ^S. H. Meegaskumbura; M. Meegaskumbura; K. Manamendra-Arachchi; R. Pethiyagoda; C. J. Schneider (2007)."Crocidura hikmiya,a new shrew (Mammalia: Soricomorpha: Soricidae) from Sri Lanka "(PDF).Zootaxa.1665:19–30.
External links
[edit]- Wildlife Extra - A New Species of Shrew Described in Sri Lanka
- https://www.gbif.org/species/119382294
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