Suncus montanus (Kelaart, 1850)

Rainer Hutterer, 1993, Order Insectivora, Mammal Species of the World (2 nd Edition), Washington and London: Smithsonian Institution Press, pp. 69-130 : 103

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scientific name	Suncus montanus (Kelaart, 1850)
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Suncus montanus (Kelaart, 1850) . J. Ceylon Br. Asiat. Soc., 2:211.

TYPE LOCALITY: Sri Lanka, "Nuwara Eliya, Pidurutalagala" .

DISTRIBUTION: Forested highlands in Sri Lanka and S India.

SYNONYMS: ferrugineus, kelaarti, niger .

COMMENTS: Commonly included in murinus ( Ellerman and Morrison-Scott, 1966:66) , but represents a much smaller and always blackish species of primary forest habitats. Listed as a species by Corbet and Hill (1991:36). The Indian populations may represent a valid subspecies ( niger ).