Crocidura macmillani, Dollman, 1915
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Crocidura macmillani |
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Macmillan’s White-toothed Shrew
Crocidura macmillani View in CoL
French: Crocidure de Macmillan / German: Macmillan-Weifszahnspitzmaus / Spanish: Musarana de Macmillan
Other common names: Macmillan's Shrew
Taxonomy. Crocidura luna macmillani Dollman, 1915 View in CoL ,
“ Kotelee , Walamo , Abyssinia [= Ethiopia].”
The exact placement of C. macmillani is uncertain, but it has generally been placed in the endemic Ethiopian C. glass: group, although its distinct karyotype has called this into question. In recent genetic studies, the species was found to be included in the C. glassi group as the most basal lineage, and sister to C. yaldeni , although
further studies are needed. Monotypic.
Distribution. Koteke, the Middle Godjeb Valley, and Sheko Forest in SW Ethiopia. View Figure
Descriptive notes. Head-body 73-87 mm, tail 52-57 mm, ear 9-9 mm, hindfoot 13-8-14-5 mm; weight 8-8 g. Macmillan’s White-toothed Shrew is small to mediumsized. Dorsal pelage is dark brownish gray to blackish gray, with gray-based, blacktipped individual hairs; ventral pelage is dark gray, with uniformly gray to dark gray hairs. Feet are dark gray dorsally. Tail is relatively long (c.70% of head-body length), covered in long bristle hairs, and is bicolored, being blackish gray dorsally and gray ventrally. Skull is narrow; braincase is inflated, as in other montane Ethiopian endemic Crocidura . There are three unicuspids. Chromosomal complement is 2n = 28, FN = 56.
Habitat. Ethiopian montane tropical forest, and humid 7Terminalia-Combretum (both Combretaceae ) woodland savanna with high grasses. Elevational range is 1220-1930 m.
Food and Feeding. No information.
Breeding. No information.
Activity patterns. Macmillan’s White-toothed Shrews are terrestrial.
Movements, Home range and Social organization. No information.
Status and Conservation. Classified as Near Threatened on The IUCN Red List. Macmillan’s White-toothed Shrew was only known from the holotype until 2001 when three more specimens were obtained. The species has a restricted distribution and may be primarily threatened by deforestation of its montane forest habitat.
Bibliography. Bannikova et al. (2001), Kennerley & Lavrenchenko (2016c¢), Lavrenchenko (2013d), Lavrenchenko, Bannikova & Lebedev (2009), Lavrenchenko, Voyta & Hutterer (2016).
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