Crocidura theresae, Heim de Balsac, 1968
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Therese’s White-toothed Shrew
Crocidura theresae View in CoL
French: Crocidure de Thérese / German: Thérése-Weilzahnspitzmaus / Spanish: Musarana de Therese
Other common names: Therese's Shrew
Taxonomy. Crocidura theresae Heim de Balsac, 1968 View in CoL ,
Nzerekore , Guinea.
Crocidura theresae is sister to C. grandiceps in a clade including C. cyanea , C. mariquensis , C. silacea , C. hildegardeae , C. batesi , C. foxi , C. buettikoferi , and C. wimmeri , which is sister to another clade including C. crenata , C. fuscomurina , C. crossei , C. jouvenetae , and C. lusitania . Monotypic.
Distribution. West Africa in Sierra Leone, SE Guinea, Ivory Coast, and SW Ghana;it
might occur in Liberia. View Figure
Descriptive notes. Head—body 78-101 mm,tail 34-55 mm, hindfoot 13-16 mm; weight 7-18-4 g. Therese’s White-toothed Shrew is medium-sized to relatively large. Dorsal pelage is gray to brown, and ventral pelage is whitish, with no clear demarcation between the two. Feet are brown. Tail is 39-62% of head-body length, thick, and covered with sparse brown hairs. There are three unicuspids. Chromosomal complement has 2n = 50 and FN = 82-84.
Habitat. Various grassland habitats and rice fields at elevations of ¢.1600 m.
Food and Feeding. No information.
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. Therese’s White-toothed Shrew has a wide distribution and does not face any major threats.
Bibliography. Duplantier & Granjon (2013b), Grubb et al. (1998), Heim de Balsac (1968c), Hutterer (2016f), Maddalena (1990), Vogel et al. (2013).
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