Crocidura mutesae, Heller, 1910
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Ugandan White-toothed Shrew
French: Crocidure de Kampala / German: Uganda-Weil 3zahnspitzmaus / Spanish: Musarana de Uganda
Other common names: Ugandan Musk Shrew, Ugandan Shrew
Taxonomy. Crocidura muesae Heller, 1910 ,
Kampala, Uganda.
Phylogenetic placement of C. mulesae is uncertain but based on 16s rRNA se- quences, it seems to be in the C. olivier: group and might be conspecific with C. olwiert. Monotypic.
Distribution. Recorded from SW Central African Republic, NW DR Congo, and SE Uganda . View Figure
Descriptive notes. Head-body 115 mm, tail 64 mm, hindfoot 16 mm. No specific data are available for body weight. The Ugandan White-toothed Shrew is a very large, with long pelage. Dorsal and ventral pelage is grayish. Feet are darker grayish, and hindfeet are long and broad. Tail is ¢.60-75% of head-body length, very hairy and covered with tightly packed long bristle hairs, and dark grayish. The Ugandan White-toothed Shrew is similar to the African Giant White-toothed Shrew ( C. olivieri ), but it is smaller and has less robust and smaller skull. There are three unicuspids.
Habitat. Areas with relatively low understories such as unlogged forest. Some Ugandan White-toothed Shrews have been collected in forests dominated by Gilbertiodendron dewevrei ( Fabaceae ).
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 Data Deficient on The IUCN Red List. Although the Ugandan White-toothed Shrew is known from only a few scattered localities, it does not seem to face any major threats.
Bibliography. Gerrie & Kennerley (2016t), Ray & Hutterer (1996, 2013e).
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