Crocidura hildegardeae, Thomas, 1904
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Hildegarde’s White-toothed Shrew
Crocidura hildegardeae View in CoL
French: Crocidure de Hildegarde / German: Hildegarde-WeiRRzahnspitzmaus / Spanish: Musarana de Hildegarde
Other common names: Hildegarde's Shrew
Taxonomy. Crocidura hildegardeae Thomas, 1904 View in CoL ,
Fort Hall , Kenya.
Crocidura hildegardeae seems to be basal to a large clade including C. cyanea , C. silacea , C. batesi , C. foxi , C. buettikoferi , C. theresae , C. grandiceps , and C. wimmeri , with only C. mariquensis being more basal within this clade. This large clade is sister to a clade including C. crenata , C. fuscomurina , C. crosset, C. jouvenetae , and C. lusitania . Crocidura virgata is recognized as a distinct species
here based on its distinct chromosome number. Monotypic.
Distribution. SE Cameroon, S Central African Republic, N Republic of the Congo, N & E DR Congo, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, W Kenya, and Tanzania, and as well as a single record each from S South Sudan and SW Ethiopia; distributional limits of Hildegarde’s White-toothed Shrew are still uncertain. View Figure
Descriptive notes. Head-body 64-77 mm, tail 39-56 mm, ear 8-11 mm, hindfoot 12-14 mm; weight 4-6-7-7 g. Hildegarde’s White-toothed Shrew is medium-sized, with rather prominent ears and short fur. Males are usually larger, on average, than females. Dorsal pelage is chocolate-brown (individual hairs are chocolate-brown with dark brown tips), and ventral pelage is pale brown. Forelimbs are chocolate-brown, and hindlimbs are dark brown on outer sides and yellowish brown on inner sides. Tail is ¢.70% of head-body length, barely hairy, and slightly bicolored, being blackish above and brown below. There are three unicuspids. Chromosomal complement has 2n = 52 and FN = 76 in Burundi.
Habitat. Dry and wet montane and highland forests and moderately disturbed and undisturbed montane forests. Hildegarde’s White-toothed Shrews have also been reported in cultivated areas and moist savannas in Rwanda.
Food and Feeding. No information.
Breeding. Reproductive activity of Hildegarde’s White-toothed Shrews has been recorded in July and August, with pregnancy rates of 25% and 50%, respectively. Embryo countis two embryos/female based on three pregnant females.
Activity patterns. Hildegarde’s White-toothed Shrew is nocturnal.
Movements, Home range and Social organization. No information.
Status and Conservation. Classified as Least Concern on The IUCN Red List. Hildegarde’s White-toothed Shrew has a wide distribution, faces no major threats, and is considered common throughout much ofits distribution.
Bibliography. Demeter & Hutterer (1986), Hutterer & Jenkins (2016c), Oguge et al. (2004), Schlitter et al. (1999), Setzer (1956), Stanley (2013b), Stanley, Goodman & Kihaule (1998), Stanley, Kihaule et al. (1998), Swynnerton & Hayman (1951), Vogel et al. (2013), Yalden et al. (1996).
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