Crocidura crenata, Brosset, Dubost & Heim de Balsac, 1965
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Long-footed White-toothed Shrew
French: Crocidure sauteuse / German: Langful 3-Weifldzahnspitzmaus / Spanish: Musarana de pies largos
Other common names: Jumping Shrew, Long-footed Shrew
Taxonomy. Crocidura crenata Brosset, Dubost & Heim de Balsac, 1965 View in CoL ,
Belinga, Gabon.
Crocidura crenata seems closely related to C. dolichura based on 16s rRNA gene fragments. Monotypic.
Distribution. S Cameroon, SW Central African Republic, Equatorial Guinea (Mbini), N & C Gabon, N Republic of the Congo, and one record from EC DR Congo. View Figure
Descriptive notes. Head-body 62-79 mm, tail 72-91 mm, ear 7-11 mm, hindfoot 15-16 mm; weight 7-8-9-1 g. The Long-footed White-toothed Shrew is small to medium-sized, with long hindfeet in proportion to body size and short dense pelage. Dorsal and ventral pelage is reddish brown or russet-brown, and hairs are gray-based and terminally reddish brown. Feet are nearly naked, and ears are relatively large and darkly pigmented. Tail is ¢.120% of head-body length, naked, and slightly bicolored, being dark brown above and slightly paler below. Skull is long and narrow; rostrum is long, wide, and high; maxillary is narrow; braincase is narrow and highly inflated; and interorbit is wide. Dentition is very weak, I' are short and slightly hooked, and M” are medium-sized. There are three unicuspids. Karyotype is 2n = 48.
Habitat. Primary lowland rainforest and marshy habitats at elevations of 100-700 m.
Food and Feeding. No information.
Breeding. No information.
Activity patterns. L.ong-footed White-toothed Shrews have very long feet and tails in proportion to their body size, which might suggest that they are scansorial and can jump.
Movements, Home range and Social organization. No information.
Status and Conservation. Classified as Least Concern on The IUCN Red List. The Longfooted White-toothed Shrew is widespread and does not seem to have any major threats.
Bibliography. Brosset (1988), Brosset et al. (1965a), Cassola (2016ai), Goodman & Hutterer (2004), Hutterer & Barriere (2013).
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