Suncus fellowesgordoni Phillips 1932

Suncus fellowesgordoni Phillips 1932, Spolia Zeylan., 17: 124.

Type Locality: Sri Lanka, Central Province, Ohiya, West Haputale Estate (6,000 ft. = 1829 m).

Vernacular Names: Sri Lankan Shrew.

Distribution: C highlands of Sri Lanka.

Conservation: IUCN – Endangered.

Discussion: Although usually included in S. etruscus, this taxon represents a species endemic to Sri Lanka (see also Jenkins et al., 1998). Podihik kura Deraniyagala, 1958, which was included in this species by Phillips (1980), does not represent fellowesgordoni, but is more similar to etruscus and included therein.