Crocidura smith, Thomas, 1895
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Desert White-toothed Shrew
French: Crocidure de Smith / German: Wisten-Weil 3zahnspitzmaus / Spanish: Musarana de desierto
Other common names: Desert Musk Shrew, Desert Shrew
Taxonomy. Crocidura (Crocidura) smithi Thomas, 1895 ,
Finik , Webi Shebeli , Ethiopia.
Phylogenetic relationships of C. smithii are currently unknown. Subspecies debalsaci has generally been treated as a subspecies or synonym but might represent a distinct species. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution.
C.s.smithiiThomas,1895—EEthiopia.
C. s. debalsaci Hutterer, 1981 — E Senegal. View Figure
Descriptive notes. Head—body 64-85 mm,
tail 31-51 mm, ear 7-5-8 mm, hindfoot 11-13 mm. No specific data are available for body weight. The Desert White-toothed Shrew is medium-sized. Dorsal pelage is slategray to pale yellowish brown, with gray-based hairs, and ventral pelage is white, with gray-based white-tipped hairs. There is clear demarcation between dorsum and venter high on flanks, almost to tops of ears and cheeks. Ears are naked and prominent. Feet are white, and hindfeet are short. Tail is ¢.54% of head-body length, white, thicker at its base, very hairy, and covered with longer bristle hairs. There are three unicuspids.
Habitat. Dry Sahelian savanna. One Desert White-toothed Shrew was associated with a termite mound.
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 Least Concern on The IUCN Red List. The Desert White-toothed Shrew is only known from a few specimens in two widely separate regions that might represent distinct species. Although there seem to be no major threats, it is considered rare.
Bibliography. Happold (2013k), Heim de Balsac (1966), Heim de Balsac & Meester (1977), Hutterer (1981a, 1981c, 1986f), Hutterer, Howell & Baxter (2016), Yalden et al. (1996).
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