Myosorex babaulti, Heim de Balsac & Lamotte, 1956, Heim de Balsac & Lamotte, 1956
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Babault’'s Mouse Shrew
Mpyosorex babaultu View in CoL
French: Musaraigne de Babault / German: Babault-Mausspitzmaus / Spanish: Musarana ratén de Babault
Taxonomy. Myosorex babaulti Heim de Balsac & Lamotte, 1956 View in CoL ,
“ Kivu,” DR Congo.”
Has been included in M. blarina , but is currently recognized as a distinct species. A specimen collected from Idjwi I in L Kivu is tentatively included in this species. Monotypic.
Distribution. Mountains of EC DR Congo, Rwanda, and Burundi as well as the Bwindi Impenetrable National Park in extreme SW Uganda and Idjwi I in L Kivu. View Figure
Descriptive notes. Head-body 79-91 mm,tail 34-40 mm, ear 2-3 mm, hindfoot 10-16 mm; weight 12-22 g. Babault’s Mouse Shrew is a medium-sized shrew with soft, dense pelage. Dorsum is uniformly blackish with a slight brownish tinge, the hairs silvery ash gray basally, brownish-black-tipped; ventral pelage is paler, the hairs ash gray basally, brown-tipped. Ears are very reduced and almost unpigmented. Feet are brownish; forefeet are broad and mole-like, with long claws. Tail is medium-length (c.45% of head-body length), nearly naked with short hairs below, and pale. Skull has well marked interparietal bones and very reduced upper premolar. There are four unicuspids.
Habitat. Recorded from mesic tropical montane forest (both primary and disturbed secondary) and occasionally in swampy Cyperus and shrub habitats. Occurs at elevations of ¢.1850-2300 m.
Food and Feeding. No information.
Breeding. One pregnant and one lactating female have been recorded during the wet season.
Activity patterns. No information.
Movements, Home range and Social organization. No information.
Status and Conservation. Classified as Near Threatened on The IUCN Red List. Babault’s Mouse Shrew seems to have a very restricted distribution and is considered rare, although very little is known aboutit. Further research is needed.
Bibliography. Dieterlen (2013d), Dieterlen & Heim de Balsac (1979), Heim de Balsac & Lamotte (1956), Kerbis Peterhans & Hutterer (2008b).
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