Crocidura glassi, Heim de Balsac, 1966
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Glass’s White-toothed Shrew
French: Crocidure de Glass / German: Glass-Weil 3zahnspitzmaus / Spanish: Musarafia de Glass
Other common names: Glass’s Shrew, Ethiopian Mountain Shrew
Taxonomy. Crocidura glassi Heim de Balsac, 1966 View in CoL ,
“ Camp in Gara Mulata Mts , Harar,” Ethiopia.
Belongs to the Ethiopian endemic C. glassi species complex, along with C. afework- bekelei, C. yaldeni , C. baileyi , C. macmillani , C. lucina , and C. thalia ; these species seem to form a monophyletic clade, although C. afeworkbekelei has not been sequenced. C. glassi seems to be genetically closest to C. thalia . The C. glassi group seems to be
related to a clade consisting of C. bottega, C. zimmermanni , C. canariensis , and C. sicula , which are togethersister to a larger clade including the C. olivieri group, C. hirta , C. flavescens , C. parvipes , C. poensis , C. theresae , and C. orri. Monotypic.
Distribution. E of the Rift Valley in the Bale Mts, Mt Badda, and Chercher Highlands of C Ethiopia. View Figure
Descriptive notes. Head-body 65-85 mm, tail 43-58 mm, ear 7-8-11 mm, hindfoot 14-8-18 mm; weight 7-14 g. Glass’s White-toothed Shrew is small to medium-sized. Dorsal pelage is grayish brown, with gray-based, brown-tipped hairs; ventral pelage is silvery gray, with gray-based, pale yellowish-tipped hairs. Feet are pale gray dorsally. Tail is long (c.67% of head-body length), covered in long bristle hairs, and bicolored, being brown above and whitish to yellowish below. Skull has an inflated braincase, which is like that of the other highland Ethiopian species of Crocidura . Chromosomal complement is 2n = 36, FNa = 52.
Habitat. Montane grassland, scrub, and Afro-alpine moorland at high altitudes (2700— 4050 m).
Food and Feeding. No information.
Breeding. Pregnant females have been found from the late dry season (late March) through to the wet season (May) in the Bale Mountains, although the species may breed all year round. Records to date give 2-4 embryos.
Activity patterns. Glass’s White-toothed Shrews are terrestrial.
Movements, Home range and Social organization. No information.
Status and Conservation. Classified as Near Threatened on The IUCN Red List. Glass’s White-toothed Shrew seems to be common where it is found, but it has a relatively restricted distribution.
Bibliography. Girma et al. (2012), Heim de Balsac (1966), Kasso et al. (2010), Lavrenchenko (2013b), Lavrenchenko & Kennerley (2016), Lavrenchenko, Bannikova & Lebedev (2009), Lavrenchenko, Voyta & Hutterer (2016).
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