Crocidura andamanensis, G. S. Miller, 1902
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Andaman White-toothed Shrew
Crocidura andamanensis View in CoL
French: Crocidure des Andaman / German: Andamanen-Weilzahnspitzmaus / Spanish: Musarana de Andaman
Other common names: Andaman Shrew
Taxonomy. Crocidura andamanensis G. S. Miller, 1902 View in CoL ,
“ MacPherson Strait, South Andaman Island ,” Andaman Islands , India.
There are two records of Crocidura anda- manensis , which is sympatric with C. jenkinst on Mount Harriet. Relationships of the four species of Crocidura recorded from Andaman Islands and Nicobar Island warrant additional taxonomic investigation. Monotypic.
Distribution. Known only from the type locality and Mount Harriet National Park, South Andaman I. View Figure
Descriptive notes. Head-body 75-9 mm and 114 mm, tail 69-3 mm and 86 mm, hindfoot 24-3 mm and 26 mm (all measurements from the type and one other specimen). No specific data are available for body weight. Dorsal pelage of Andaman Whitetoothed Shrew is gray, with brown wash, some hairs slightly flattened but not broadened, and mid-dorsal hairs 6-5-8 mm long. Ventral pelage is gray, with less distinct brown wash. Tail is dark brown and 75-91% of head-body length, with bristle hairs on 55-75% ofits length.
Habitat. Tropical moist deciduous and evergreen forest among leaf litter and rock crevices at elevations up to 383 m. The second known specimen of the Andaman White-toothed Shrew was found inside the Forest Guest House in Mount Harriet National Park.
Food and Feeding. No information.
Breeding. No information.
Activity patterns. The Andaman White-toothed Shrew is assumed to be nocturnal but might be active intermittently day and night.
Movements, Home range and Social organization. I. Das in 1999 reported that one Andaman White-toothed Shrew climbed with great agility and ran on the parapet of a window inside a room c. 2 m above the ground. Potential predators include snakes, the Andaman scops-owl (Otus balli), and the Andaman Masked Palm Civet (Paguma larvata tytlerii).
Status and Conservation. Classified as Critically Endangered on The IUCN Red List. The Andaman White-toothed Shrew occurs at a single location, and its extent of occurrence is only ¢.51 km®. There are continuing declines in extent and quality ofits habitat due to anthropogenic activities, and population trend is decreasing. The most recent record in 1999 was from Mount Harriet National Park.
Bibliography. Chakraborty (1978), Corbet & Hill (1992), Das (1999), Miller (1902), Molur (2016e), Molur etal. (2005), Thomas (1913).
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