Crocidura jacksoni, Thomas, 1904
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Crocidura jacksoni |
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Jackson's White-toothed Shrew
Crocidura jacksoni View in CoL
French: Crocidure de Jackson / German: Jackson-WeilRzahnspitzmaus / Spanish: Musarana de Jackson
Other common names: Jackson's Shrew
Taxonomy. Crocidura jacksoni Thomas, 1904 View in CoL ,
“ Ravine Station , British E. Africa [= Kenya].”
Phylogenetic relationship of Crocidura jacksoni is uncertain, although it might be close to C. denti , in which it was included. Monotypic.
Distribution. E DR Congo, S South Sudan, Uganda, Kenya, Rwanda, Burundi, and N Tanzania. View Figure
Descriptive notes. Head-body 61-85 mm
(males) and 53-80 mm (females), tail 49-69 mm (males) and 48-58 mm (females),
ear 6:7-9-7 mm (males) and 7-4-9-4 mm (females), hindfoot 11-:4-14-5 mm (males) and 12-13-9 mm (females); weight 7-11 g (males) and 6-12 mm (females). Jackson’s White-toothed Shrew is medium-sized, with short, soft, and smooth pelage. Dorsal pelage is fawn to dark brown (hairs are gray-based and brown-tipped), and ventral pelage is whitish gray (hairs are dark gray, with whitish gray tips). Chin and throat are whitish gray. Ears are small and dark brown. Feet are short and slender, with sparse short pale brown hair dorsally. Tail is ¢.75% of head-body length, thin, relatively hairy, and bicolored, being buff above and gray below. Females have six nipples. There are three unicuspids.
Habitat. Wet bushlands, cultivated areas, and highland moist forests, with records at elevations of 600-2200 m.
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. Jackson's White-toothed Shrew is widespread, and it faces no major threats.
Bibliography. Aggundey & Schlitter (1986), Heim de Balsac & Meester (1977), Quérouil et al. (2005), Oguge (2013b), Oguge, Hutterer & Howell (2016), Oguge, Hutterer, Odhiambo & Verheyen (2004).
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