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| author | Russell A. Mittermeier Don E. Wilson |
| author_facet | Russell A. Mittermeier Don E. Wilson |
| contents | <p><b>337.</b></p><p><b>Rainey’s White-toothed Shrew</b></p><p><b><i>Crocidura raineyi</i></b></p><p><b><b>French:</b> Crocidure de Rainey / <b>German:</b> Rainey-\ WeilRzahnspitzmaus / <b>Spanish:</b> Musarana de Rainey</b></p><p><b><b>Other common names:</b> Rainey's Shrew</b></p><p><b>Taxonomy.</b> Crocidura raineyi Heller, 1912,</p><p>North Creek, Mount Garguez (= Warges), Kenya.</p><p>Genetic data are needed to determine the relationships with other Crocidura. Monotypic.</p><p><b>Distribution.</b> Mt Gargues in the Matthews Range of C Kenya.</p><p><b>Descriptive notes.</b> Head-body 90-92 mm, tail 59-65 mm, hindfoot 16 mm. No specific data are available for body weight (nor ear). Rainey’s White-toothed Shrew is a large shrew with grizzled brownish gray dorsal pelage and paler ventral pelage. Feet are very pale yellowish brown. Tail is relatively long (c.69% of head-body length), hairy, covered in longer bristle hairs, and bicolored, being brownish gray dorsally and whitish ventrally. Skull is mediums-sized with a narrow and low braincase; unicuspids are subequal and M?is robust. There are three unicuspids.</p><p><b>Habitat.</b> Montane forests and creeks. It is thought that Rainey’s White-toothed Shrew may prefer dry forests. Elevational range ofthis species is unknown.</p><p><b>Food and Feeding.</b> No information.</p><p><b>Breeding.</b> No information.</p><p><b>Activity patterns.</b> Rainey’s White-toothed Shrew is terrestrial.</p><p><b>Movements, Home range and Social organization.</b> No information.</p><p><b>Status and Conservation.</b> Classified as Data Deficient on The IUCN Red List. Rainey’s White-toothed Shrew is only known from twelve specimens, the last collected in 1911. Virtually nothing is known of Rainey’s White-toothed Shrew, but overgrazing of its habitat may be a threat.</p><p><b>Bibliography.</b> Dippenaar & Meester (1989), Heim de Balsac & Meester (1977), Hutterer (2013v), Kennerley (2016h).</p> |
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| spellingShingle | Crocidura raineyi Heller 1912 Russell A. Mittermeier Don E. Wilson Biodiversity Taxonomy Animalia Chordata Mammalia Soricomorpha Soricidae Crocidura Crocidura raineyi <p><b>337.</b></p><p><b>Rainey’s White-toothed Shrew</b></p><p><b><i>Crocidura raineyi</i></b></p><p><b><b>French:</b> Crocidure de Rainey / <b>German:</b> Rainey-\ WeilRzahnspitzmaus / <b>Spanish:</b> Musarana de Rainey</b></p><p><b><b>Other common names:</b> Rainey's Shrew</b></p><p><b>Taxonomy.</b> Crocidura raineyi Heller, 1912,</p><p>North Creek, Mount Garguez (= Warges), Kenya.</p><p>Genetic data are needed to determine the relationships with other Crocidura. Monotypic.</p><p><b>Distribution.</b> Mt Gargues in the Matthews Range of C Kenya.</p><p><b>Descriptive notes.</b> Head-body 90-92 mm, tail 59-65 mm, hindfoot 16 mm. No specific data are available for body weight (nor ear). Rainey’s White-toothed Shrew is a large shrew with grizzled brownish gray dorsal pelage and paler ventral pelage. Feet are very pale yellowish brown. Tail is relatively long (c.69% of head-body length), hairy, covered in longer bristle hairs, and bicolored, being brownish gray dorsally and whitish ventrally. Skull is mediums-sized with a narrow and low braincase; unicuspids are subequal and M?is robust. There are three unicuspids.</p><p><b>Habitat.</b> Montane forests and creeks. It is thought that Rainey’s White-toothed Shrew may prefer dry forests. Elevational range ofthis species is unknown.</p><p><b>Food and Feeding.</b> No information.</p><p><b>Breeding.</b> No information.</p><p><b>Activity patterns.</b> Rainey’s White-toothed Shrew is terrestrial.</p><p><b>Movements, Home range and Social organization.</b> No information.</p><p><b>Status and Conservation.</b> Classified as Data Deficient on The IUCN Red List. Rainey’s White-toothed Shrew is only known from twelve specimens, the last collected in 1911. Virtually nothing is known of Rainey’s White-toothed Shrew, but overgrazing of its habitat may be a threat.</p><p><b>Bibliography.</b> Dippenaar & Meester (1989), Heim de Balsac & Meester (1977), Hutterer (2013v), Kennerley (2016h).</p> |
| title | Crocidura raineyi Heller 1912 |
| topic | Biodiversity Taxonomy Animalia Chordata Mammalia Soricomorpha Soricidae Crocidura Crocidura raineyi |
| url | https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6870333 |