Ugandan musk shrew
| Ugandan musk shrew | |
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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. mutesae
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| Binomial name | |
| Crocidura mutesae | |
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| Ugandan musk shrew range | |
TheUgandan musk shrew(Crocidura mutesae) is aspeciesofmammalin the familySoricidae.It is found inUganda,theDemocratic Republic of Congoand theCentral African Republic.Its range, population size and habits are poorly known.
Description
[edit]This is a large shrew growing to a head-and-body length of about 115 mm (4.5 in) with a tail of 64 mm (2.5 in). The pelage is long, both dorsal and ventral fur being greyish, while the legs are darker grey. The tail is thick and densely-haired, dark grey, with bristles 10 to 12 mm (0.4 to 0.5 in) long and apilosityof 70 to 80%. The hind feet are both long and broad. This species resembles theAfrican giant shrew(Crocidura olivieri), but is slightly smaller, with a smaller, less robust skull.[3]
Distribution and habitat
[edit]The Ugandan musk shrew has a disjoint distribution, having been found in Uganda, where thetype localityisKampala,[3]inTandalain the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and in theDzanga-Sangha Special ReserveandBatouriin the Central African Republic. It is present in both primary and secondary forest, as well as in single speciesGilbertiodendron dewevreiforest.[1]This shrew seems to favour fairly open areas with little undergrowth.[3]
Status
[edit]This shrew is poorly known and its precise range, natural history and the threats it faces are unknown. In a mixed forest in Salo, in the Central African Republic, it formed about one third of all shrews caught inpitfall traps,and in the Dzanga-Sangha Special Reserve, it was identified in 2.3% ofscatsleft by smallcarnivores.Because it has insufficient evidence of its abundance and population size, theInternational Union for Conservation of Naturehas assessed its conservation status as being "data deficient".[1]
References
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- ^abcGerrie, R. & Kennerley, R. (2016)."Crocidura mutesae".IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.2016.Retrieved26 June2019.{{cite iucn}}: old-form url (help)
- ^Hutterer, R. (2005)."Order Soricomorpha".InWilson, D.E.;Reeder, D.M (eds.).Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference(3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 220–311.ISBN978-0-8018-8221-0.OCLC62265494.
- ^abcKingdon, Jonathan; Happold, David; Butynski, Thomas; Hoffmann, Michael; Happold, Meredith & Kalina, Jan (2013).Mammals of Africa.A&C Black. pp. 110–111.ISBN978-1-4081-8996-2.