Cryptotis monteverdensis, Woodman & Timm, 2017
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Monteverde Small-eared Shrew
French: Musaraigne de Monteverde / German: Monteverde-Kleinohrspitzmaus / Spanish: Musarana de orejas pequenas de Monteverde
Taxonomy. Cryptotis monteverdensis Woodman & Timm, 2017 ,
“ Costa Rica, Puntarenas Province, Monteverde, Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve , in ‘cloud forest at [the continental] divide’ (ca. 10° 18" N, 84° 47° W); the highest elevations in the 1973 reserve, including the continental divide, are at ca. 1550 m.” GoogleMaps
Cryptotis monteverdensis is in the C. thomas: group based on morphology, but genetic data are needed to support this. It and
C. endersi View in CoL are the only two species of the C. thomasi View in CoL group found outside South America. Monotypic.
Distribution. Near Monteverde in the Tilaran Highlands of NW Costa Rica. View Figure
Descriptive notes. Head-body 80 mm, tail 46 mm. No specific data are available for body weight. The Monteverde Small-eared Shrew is large. The single known specimen is preserved in fluid, and exact color of pelage might have been altered from the original color. Dorsum of type specimen is dark blackish brown andslightly paler ventrally. Forefeet are somewhat enlarged and robust, with long pointed claws. Tail is very long (58% of head-body length), unicolored brownish, and covered with short hairs. Eyes are diminutive, and ears are small and barely visible under fur. Fourth unicuspid is aligned with unicuspid tooth row and is visible in lateral view of skull. Teeth are reddish, and there are four unicuspids.
Habitat. Lower montane wet forest at an elevation of 1550 m. The Monteverde Smalleared Shrew is probably restricted to highest elevations of the Tilaran Highlands.
Food and Feeding. No information.
Breeding. No information.
Activity patterns. No information.
Movements, Home range and Social organization. No information.
Status and Conservation. Not assessed on The IUCN Red List. The Monteverde Smalleared Shrew is only known from a single damaged specimen collected in 1973 and probably has a very restricted distribution, although the area in which the type specimen was collected has multiple nature reserves and protected areas. Additional studies are certainly needed to fully understand distribution, ecology, taxonomy, and threats of the Monteverde Small-eared Shrew.
Bibliography. Woodman & Timm (2017).
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Cryptotis monteverdensis
Russell A. Mittermeier & Don E. Wilson 2018 |
Cryptotis monteverdensis
Woodman & Timm 2017 |
Cryptotis monteverdensis
Woodman & Timm 2017 |
C. endersi
Setzer 1950 |