Ugandan musk shrew
Ugandan musk shrew | |
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Scientific classification | |
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 | |
Ugandan musk shrew range |
The Ugandan musk shrew (Crocidura mutesae) is a
Description
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 a
Distribution and habitat
The Ugandan musk shrew has a disjoint distribution, having been found in Uganda, where the
Status
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 in pitfall traps, and in the Dzanga-Sangha Special Reserve, it was identified in 2.3% of scats left by small carnivores. Because it has insufficient evidence of its abundance and population size, the International Union for Conservation of Nature has assessed its conservation status as being "data deficient".[1]
References
- ^ a b c Gerrie, R. & Kennerley, R. (2016). "Crocidura mutesae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
- OCLC 62265494.
- ^ ISBN 978-1-4081-8996-2.