Sylvisorex akaiber, Mukinzi, Hutterer & Barriere, 2009
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Akaibe’s Forest Shrew
French: Pachyure d/Akaibe / German: Akaibe-Waldmoschusspitzmaus / Spanish: Musarana de bosque de Akaibe
Other common names: Dudu Akaibe's Pygmy Shrew
Taxonomy. Sylvisorex akaibet Mukinzi, Hutterer & Barriere, 2009 , “Masako Forest Re- serve (00°36-304'N 25°15-389’E, 388 m), Kisangani area, Tshopo district, northwestern DR Congo.”
This species is monotypic.
Distribution. Right bank of the Congo River in NC DR Congo. View Figure
Descriptive notes. Head—body 60-73 mm, tail 30-34 mm, ear 6-3-7-9 mm, hindfoot 9.7-11-2 mm; weight 4-5-6-5 g. Akaibe’s Forest Shrew is small to medium-sized. Dorsum is dark brown, and venteris dark grayish brown and relatively indistinct from the dorsum (hairs have cream-colored tips). Lips are paler than dorsum; ridge of nose is covered with dark hair; and ears are small, round, pocketed, and covered with very short hairs. Feet are medium in length, with short claws. Tail is 47-54% of head-body length, proximal 14-22% is covered by scattered long bristle hairs, and it is bicolored, being dark brown above and paler below. Skull is similar to that of the Moon Forest Shrew (S. lunaris ) but smaller, and M? is narrow. There are four unicuspids.
Habitat. Primary and secondary lowland forest at elevations of 388-497 m.
Food and Feeding. No information.
Breeding. No information.
Activity patterns. There is no specific information aboutthis species, but Akaibe’s Forest Shrews are probably terrestrial.
Movements, Home range and Social organization. No information.
Status and Conservation. Classified as Data Deficient on The IUCN Red List. Akaibe’s Forest Shrew was only recently described and is known only from a few specimens in
a small distribution. It has been recorded in Masako Forest Reserve and is found in secondary habitats, indicating that it is moderately resistant to habitat degradation.
Bibliography. Mukinzi et al. (2009).
No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.
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Sylvisorex akaiber
| Russell A. Mittermeier & Don E. Wilson 2018 |
Sylvisorex akaibet
| Mukinzi, Hutterer & Barriere 2009 |