Surdisorex schlitteri, Kerbis Peterhans et al., 2009

Russell A. Mittermeier & Don E. Wilson, 2018, Soricidae, Handbook of the Mammals of the World – Volume 8 Insectivores, Sloths and Colugos, Barcelona: Lynx Edicions, pp. 332-551 : 545

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https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.6870843

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6870527

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scientific name

Surdisorex schlitteri
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426. View Plate 25: Soricidae

Schlitter’s Mole Shrew

Surdisorex schlitteri

French: Musaraigne de Schlitter / German: Mount-Elgon-Wiihlspitzmaus / Spanish: Musarana topo de Schlitter

Other common names: Mount Elgon Mole Shrew

Taxonomy. Surdisorex schlitteri Kerbis Peterhans et al., 2009 ,

“ Kenya, eastern flank of Mt. Elgon , ericaceous zone at 3,150 m.”

The phylogenetic placement of Surdisorex is uncertain, and genetic data have not yet been implemented. Monotypic.

Distribution. Mt Elgon, WC Kenya. View Figure

Descriptive notes. Head—body 84 mm,tail 28-6 mm, hindfoot 16-1 mm. No specific data are available for body weight. Schlitter’s Mole Shrew is a medium-sized shrew with thick woolly hair. Dorsum and venter are dark brown. Ears are nearly absent, and eyes are reduced and covered in a membrane. Tail is short (34% of head-body length), dark, and fully haired with dense dark bristles. Skull is hexagonal with a long rostrum; nuchal crest is well developed and sagittal crestis slight; braincase is small and short. There are three unicuspids.

Habitat. Found in ericaceous shrubland at an elevation of ¢.3150 m.

Food and Feeding. No information.

Breeding. No information.

Activity patterns. Burrows thought to have represented Stuhlmann’s Golden Mole (Chrysochloris stuhlmanni fosteri) are now thought to represent feeding holes probably dug by this species on Mount Elgon.

Movements, Home range and Social organization. No information.

Status and Conservation. Classified as Data Deficient on The IUCN Red List. Schlitter’s Mole Shrew is only known from the recently collected holotype from the Mount Elgon National Park.

Bibliography. Engelbrektsson (2016f), Kerbis Peterhans et al. (2009), Willows-Munro & Matthee (2009).

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Mammalia

Order

Soricomorpha

Family

Soricidae

Genus

Surdisorex

Loc

Surdisorex schlitteri

Russell A. Mittermeier & Don E. Wilson 2018
2018
Loc

Surdisorex schlitteri

Kerbis Peterhans et al. 2009
2009
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