Cryptotis mccarthyi, 2015
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Omoa Broad-clawed Shrew
French: Musaraigne d'Omoa / German: Omoa-Kleinohrspitzmaus / Spanish: Musarana de unas anchas de Omoa
Taxonomy. Cryptotis mccarthy Woodman, 2015 ,
“at 1500-1620 m; ca. 0-3 km SW of the Visitors Center, Cusuco National Park , Cortés Dept., Honduras.”
Cryptotis mccarthy : is in the C. goodwini group and sister to C. celaque, which together are sister to all other species in the group except C. gracilis —the most basal species in the group. Monotypic.
Distribution. Highlands of Sierra de Omoa of Cortés Department, possibly W into Santa Barbara Department (NW Honduras). View Figure
Descriptive notes. Head-body 72-84 mm, tail 21-27 mm, hindfoot 12-15 mm; weight 7-13 g. The Omoa Broad-clawed Shrew is
medium-sized. Dorsum is dark brownish black (individual hairs silvery gray with dark brown tips), and venter is slightly paler dark grayish brown. Feet are relatively long and broad, with long wide claws. Tail is very short (30% of head-body length), covered with short hair, and slightly bicolored, being dark brownish gray above and slightly lighter below. Eyes are diminutive, and ears are small and barely visible under fur. Skull is short, has proportionally broader zygomatic arch, and narrower braincase compared with Goodwin’s Broad-clawed Shrew ( C. goodwini ) and the Highland Broad-clawed Shrew ( C. oreoryctes ); relatively longer rostrum than in Goodwin’s Broad-clawed Shrew and the Honduran Broad-clawed Shrew (C. magnimana); unicuspid row is relatively short but is longer than in the Honduran Broad-clawed Shrew; and fourth unicuspid is small and partially obscured or not visible in lateral view. Teeth are reddish, and there are four unicuspids.
Habitat. Moist microhabitats in subtropical wet forests at elevations of 1500-1620 m.
Food and Feeding. No information.
Breeding. A lactating Omoa Broad-clawed Shrew was recorded in December, although other females collected in December and February were not reproductively active.
Activity patterns. No information.
Movements, Home range and Social organization. No information.
Status and Conservation. Not assessed on The [UCN Red List. The Omoa Broad-clawed Shrew is most likely restricted to Sierra de Omoa, probably occurring in the Cusuco National Park. It is potentially at risk of habitat destruction, although additional research is needed.
Bibliography. Baird et al. (2018), Woodman (2015a).
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