Andaman barbed white-toothed shrew
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The Andaman shrew ( Crocidura hispida ) is a rare, scarcely researched species of shrew from the genus of the white-toothed shrew ( Crocidura ). It is endemic to Middle Andaman Island in the Andaman Islands and is only known from the holotype described by Oldfield Thomas in 1913 .
features
The head-trunk length of the type specimen is 85 mm, the tail length 103 mm, the ear length 13 mm and the hind foot length 25.5 mm. The weight is not described. The back fur is gray with a brownish wash. It is almost bristly with several widened and flattened hairs. The hair in the middle of the back is about 8 mm long. The peritoneum is gray. The tail is 20 percent longer than the head-torso length. It is long, thin and covered with clearly defined, long bristle hairs. Its top is brown, its bottom is white. The hands and feet are white. The lateral glands are well developed.
distribution
The terra typica is located at the northern end of Middle Andaman Island. The known total area of the distribution area is 42 km².
Habitat and way of life
The Andaman barbed white-toothed shrew is a nocturnal species. It lives in the leaf litter in tropical, evergreen forests at altitudes of 100 m. Nothing is known about their feeding and reproductive behavior.
Threat and protection
The IUCN classifies the Andaman sting White tooth shrews in the category of "endangered" ( vulnerable ). No current threats are known for this species, but the habitat could have been affected by the tsunami event in December 2004 . Search expeditions by Sujit Chakraborty and his colleagues have so far remained unsuccessful.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Sujit Chakraborty, Chelmala Srinivasulu, Bhargavi Srinivasulu, Malhar S. Pradhan and PO Nameer: Checklist of insectivores (Mammalia: Insectivora) of South Asia. Zoos' Print Journal 19 (2), 2004, pp. 1361-1371
literature
- Oldfield Thomas: LIII - A new Shrew from the Andaman Islands. , The Annals and Magazine of Natural History; Zoology, Botany, and Geology, Volume 8, Series 8, Taylor and Francis Ltd., London, 1913, pp. 468-469
- Sujit Chakraborty: A new species of the genus Crocidura Wagler (Insectivora: Sorlcdae) from Wright Myo, South Andaman Island, India Bulletin of the Zoological Survey of India, Vol 1, 1978, pp. 303-304
- Sanjay Molur, C. Srinivasulu, Bhargavi Srinivasulu, Sally Walker, PO Nameer and Latha Ravikuma: Status of non-volant small mammals: Conservation Assessment and Management Plan (CAMP) workshop report. Zoo Outreach Organization / CBSG-South Asia., Comibatore, India, 2005.
- Connor Burgin, Rudolf Haslauer, Kai He, Arlo Himckey, Stefan Hintsche, Rainer Hutterer , Paulina D. Jenkins, Masaharu Motokawa, Manuel Ruedi , Boris Sheftel and Neal Woodman : Soricidae (Shrews). Don E. Wilson and Russell A. Mittermeier (Eds.): Handbook of the Mammals of the World. Volume 8: Insectivores, Sloths, Colugos. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona 2018, ISBN 978-84-16728-08-4 , p. 494
Web links
- Crocidura hispida inthe IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018.1. Posted by: S. Molur, 2016. Retrieved August 30, 2018.