Myosorex meesteri, 2013
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/3D474A54-A0BC-87D0-FA22-A802154BF7CD |
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Felipe |
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Myosorex meesteri |
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Meester’s Mouse Shrew
French: Musaraigne de Meester / German: MeesterMausspitzmaus / Spanish: Musarana ratén de Meester
Other common names: Meester's Forest Shrew
Taxonomy. Myosorex meesteri P. J. Taylor et al., 2013 ,
Chingamwe Estates, 15 km south- east ofJuliasdale, Inyanga Mountains , eastern Zimbabwe (18-4625° S, 32-753° E).
Mpyosorex meester : is basal to a clade including M. cafer , M. sclateri , M. tenuis , and M. varius . Monotypic.
Distribution. E highlands of Zimbabwe and Mt Gorongosa in C Mozambique. View Figure
Descriptive notes. Head—body 75-94 mm 109-139, tail 34-45 mm, ear 8-14 mm, hindfoot 10-15 mm; weight 6-9-20 g. Meester’s Mouse Shrew is a small species of mouse shrew. Dorsum and venter are brownish. Hindfeet are pale. Tail is relatively short (c.50% of head-body length), bicolored, being brownish above and lighter below, and covered in dense hair. There are four unicuspids. The fourth unicuspid is tiny when compared to those of other Myosorex . Dental formula for all members of the genusis13/3,C1/0,P2/1,M 3/3 (x2) = 32.
Habitat. Restricted to moist montane forest at 1120-1580 m, and alpine meadows at 1680-1700 m.
Food and Feeding. No information.
Breeding. No information.
Activity patterns. No information.
Movements, Home range and Social organization. No information.
Status and Conservation. Not assessed on The [UCN Red List. Meester’s Mouse Shrew was only recently described as a distinct species. It does not appear to be under major threat, as it has a relatively wide distribution, and is found in Gorongosa National Park.
Bibliography. Taylor et al. (2013).
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