Suncus stoliczkanus (Anderson, 1877)
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Anderson’s Shrew
Suncus stoliczkanus View in CoL
French: Pachyure d Anderson / German: Stoliczka-\ Wimperspitzmaus / Spanish: Musarana de Anderson
Other common names: Yellow-throated Shrew
Taxonomy. Crocidura (P[achyura].) stoliczkana J. Anderson, 1877 ,
Bombay [= Mum- bai], India.
S. Dubey and colleagues in 2008, in their analysis of mitochondrial and nuclear genes, showed that samples of S. stolicz- kanus from Nepal formed a clade with S. niger (under the name of S. montanus ), which wassister to S. murinus and that this clade was distinct from S. day:i. In their study of mitochondrial genes, S. Meegas-
kumbura and C. J. Schneider in 2008 found that S. stoliczkanus from Nepal and S. niger from southern India were sister species and separate from a clade of S. montanus from Sri Lanka and S. murinus . S. D. Ohdachi and colleagues in 2016 also showed that S. stoliczkanus wassister to the S. murinus / S. montanus complex. Monotypic.
Distribution. Widespread but recorded from relatively few locations in Pakistan, India, and Nepal. View Figure
Descriptive notes. Head-body 50-85 mm, tail 32-55 mm, ear 6-12 mm, hindfoot 9-15 mm; weight 8-15 g. Pelage of Anderson’s Shrew is short, dense, soft, and variable in color; dorsum is pale silvery gray, often with rufous wash; and venter is buffy or grayish brown, slightly paler than dorsum. Pelage color varies somewhat depending on location, being paler in mesic regions. Tail is 51-95% of head-body length, with scattering of long pale bristle hairs overits length.
Habitat. Various habitats including arid country, plains, grasslands, and open forests interspersed with scrub, near water courses, paddy fields, riverine areas, and gardens, at elevations up to 500 m.
Food and Feeding. No information.
Breeding. A lactating Anderson’s Shrew was caught in Sindh in January, and breeding might occur during all but the coldest months of the year.
Activity patterns. Anderson’s Shrews are assumed to be nocturnal but might be active intermittently day and night.
Movements, Home range and Social organization. No information.
Status and Conservation. Classified as Least Concern on The IUCN Red List. Anderson's Shrew has been recorded from few locations but over a wide distribution. It occurs in several protected areas. It appears to tolerate some habitat disturbance but might be locally threatened by anthropogenic activities.
Bibliography. Corbet & Hill (1992), Dubey, Salamin et al. (2008), Hutterer (2005b), Jenkins (2013), Meegaskumbura & Schneider (2008), Molur (2016a), Molur et al. (2005), Ohdachi et al. (2016), Pradhan (2009), Roberts (1997).
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