Crocidura newmarki, Stanley, 2015
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/3D474A54-A052-873E-FAFA-A8C91AAEF7D6 |
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Felipe |
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Crocidura newmarki |
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Newmark’s White-toothed Shrew
French: Crocidure de Newmark / German: Newmark-WeiRzahnspitzmaus / Spanish: Musarana de Newmark
Other common names: Newmark's Shrew
Taxonomy. Crocidura newmarki Stanley et al., 2015 ,
“ Tanzania, Arusha Region, Arumeru District, Mt Meru , Arusha National Park , near Saddle Hut, 3-21609°S, 36-76897°E, 3600 m.” GoogleMaps
Crocidura newmarki is in the C. monax clade and sister to C. monax ; it was previously included in C. montis . Monotypic.
Distribution. Mt Meru in NE Tanzania. View Figure
Descriptive notes. Head-body 65-85 mm, tail 45-60 mm, ear 8-10 mm, hindfoot
13-16 mm; weight 3-5-11 g. Newmark’s White-toothed Shrew is medium-sized, with long woolly fur. Dorsal pelage is dark brown, and venteris slightly grayer brown. Feet are slighter paler than body. Tail is ¢.70% of head-body length, relatively hairy, covered with longer bristle hairs, and dark brown. Skull is small and wedge-shaped, and braincase is rounded. I' is short and slender and barely reaches as low as tip of I*; upper unicuspids are narrow with small cingula. There are three unicuspids.
Habitat. Submontane forest up to the ericaceous zone above tree line at elevations of 1950-3500 m.
Food and Feeding. No information.
Breeding. No information.
Activity patterns. No information.
Movements, Home range and Social organization. No information.
Status and Conservation. Classified as Near Threatened on The IUCN Red List. Newmark’s White-toothed Shrew has a very restricted distribution.
Bibliography. Giarla et al. (2017b), Stanley & Kihaule (2016), Stanley et al. (2015).
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