Crocidura raineyi, Heller, 1912
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/3D474A54-A05D-8732-FAFC-A76C12A1FB06 |
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Felipe |
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Crocidura raineyi |
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Rainey’s White-toothed Shrew
French: Crocidure de Rainey / German: Rainey-\ WeilRzahnspitzmaus / Spanish: Musarana de Rainey
Other common names: Rainey's Shrew
Taxonomy. Crocidura raineyi Heller, 1912 View in CoL ,
North Creek, Mount Garguez (= Warges), Kenya.
Genetic data are needed to determine the relationships with other Crocidura . Monotypic.
Distribution. Mt Gargues in the Matthews Range of C Kenya. View Figure
Descriptive notes. Head-body 90-92 mm, tail 59-65 mm, hindfoot 16 mm. No specific data are available for body weight (nor ear). Rainey’s White-toothed Shrew is a large shrew with grizzled brownish gray dorsal pelage and paler ventral pelage. Feet are very pale yellowish brown. Tail is relatively long (c.69% of head-body length), hairy, covered in longer bristle hairs, and bicolored, being brownish gray dorsally and whitish ventrally. Skull is mediums-sized with a narrow and low braincase; unicuspids are subequal and M?is robust. There are three unicuspids.
Habitat. Montane forests and creeks. It is thought that Rainey’s White-toothed Shrew may prefer dry forests. Elevational range ofthis species is unknown.
Food and Feeding. No information.
Breeding. No information.
Activity patterns. Rainey’s White-toothed Shrew is terrestrial.
Movements, Home range and Social organization. No information.
Status and Conservation. Classified as Data Deficient on The IUCN Red List. Rainey’s White-toothed Shrew is only known from twelve specimens, the last collected in 1911. Virtually nothing is known of Rainey’s White-toothed Shrew, but overgrazing of its habitat may be a threat.
Bibliography. Dippenaar & Meester (1989), Heim de Balsac & Meester (1977), Hutterer (2013v), Kennerley (2016h).
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