Crocidura attila, Dollman, 1915
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Hun White-toothed Shrew
French: Crocidure d/Attila / German: Hunnen-Weiftzahnspitzmaus / Spanish: Musarafna de Hun
Other common names: Hun Shrew, Cameroon Shrew
Taxonomy. Crocidura poensis attila Dollman, 1915 View in CoL ,
Bitye , Cameroon.
Crocidura attila is probably closely related to the C. olivieri group and was previously included in C. buettikoferi and C. poensis , although its phylogenetic relationship is still uncertain. Monotypic.
Distribution. SE Nigeria and W Cameroon; possibly in Central African Republic and NE DR Congo, although E part of distribution needs to be confirmed. View Figure
Descriptive notes. Head-body 75-90 mm, tail 45-55 mm, ear 9-11 mm, hindfoot 12-15 mm; weight 5 g. The Hun White-toothed Shrew is medium-sized. Dorsum 1s brown and paler along sides. Ventral pelageis paler and sharply delineated from dorsum. Lateral gland is conspicuous and silvery white on side. Feet are dark and bicolored. Tail is 55-65% of head-body length, hairy, dark brown above, and paler below. Second and third unicuspids are subequal; M? is moderately broad. There are three unicuspids. Chromosomal complement has 2n = 50 and FN = 66.
Habitat. Primarily montane and submontane forests at elevations below 1000 m in hilly terrain and up to ¢.1900 m in the Gotel Mountains. Hun White-toothed Shrews also occur in some degraded habitats.
Food and Feeding. The Hun White-toothed Shrew probably eats insects and other invertebrates.
Breeding. No information.
Activity patterns. No information.
Movements, Home range and Social organization. No information.
Status and Conservation. Classified as Least Concern on The IUCN Red List. The Hun White-toothed Shrew seems to be a hardy and widespread, with no major threats because they have been collected in degraded habitat in Cameroon.
Bibliography. Churchfield & Jenkins (2013a), Hutterer & Jenkins (2016a), Hutterer & Joger (1982), Hutterer, Dieterlen & Nikolaus (1992), Schlitter et al. (1999).
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