Crocidura fumosa, Thomas, 1904
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Smoky White-toothed Shrew
French: Crocidure enfumée / German: Rauchgraue WeiRzahnspitzmaus / Spanish: Musarana de dientes blancos ahumada
Other common names: Smoky Mountain Shrew
Taxonomy. Crocidura fumosa Thomas, 1904 View in CoL ,
“ Western slope of Mt. Kenya , 2600 m,” Kenya.
This species has generally been placed in a luna-fumosa group; phylogenetically, C. fumosa 1s sister to a clade including C. munissi and C. mdumai. Considering the relatively variability within the species, it might include several cryptic species. Monotypic.
Distribution. Mt Kenya, Aberdare Range, and Cherangani Hills in WC Kenya, and
apparently recorded throughout much of the mountainous regions of Ethiopia (although these specimens need to be further investigated for misidentification). View Figure
Descriptive notes. Head-body 65-92 mm, tail 39-63 mm, ear 5-11 mm, hindfoot 10-18 mm. No specific data are available for body weight. The Smoky White-toothed Shrew is a medium-sized shrew. Dorsal pelage is dark grayish brown; ventral pelage is slightly paler. Feet are pale grayish brown to yellowish brown. Tail is medium-length to long (50-80% of head-body length), covered in long bristle hairs, and bicolored, being grayish to reddish brown above and paler below. Skull has a wide interorbital region and the braincase is broad and high-domed; M? is moderately broad; the talonid of M, has an entoconid and talonid basin. There are three unicuspids: the third is usually larger than the second.
Habitat. Moist montane forest. Surveys have found the Smoky White-toothed Shrew in Ethiopia in farmland and grassland, bushland, Acacia (Fabaceae) woodland, and wet forest, and also in all stages of sugarcane plantation. Found at elevations of 800-4000 m.
Food and Feeding. No information.
Breeding. No information.
Activity patterns. Smoky White-toothed Shrews are terrestrial.
Movements, Home range and Social organization. No information.
Status and Conservation. Classified as Least Concern on The IUCN Red List. The Smoky White-toothed Shrew has a relatively broad but fragmented distribution and may be threatened by habitat destruction in the form of logging and agricultural expansion. It is found in the Aderdare and Mount Kenya National Parks, although these offer only moderately effective protection.
Bibliography. Chane &Yirga (2014), Chekol et al. (2012), Datiko & Bekele (2014), Datiko et al. (2007), Dippenaar & Meester (1989), Fekdu et al. (2015), Girma etal. (2012), Habtamu & Bekele (2008, 2013), Jenkins & Churchfield (2013b), Kassa & Bekele (2008), Kennerley (2016f), Southern & Hook (1963), Stanley et al. (2015), Takele et al. (2011), Workeneh et al. (2012).
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