Crocidura fingui, 2015
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Fingui White-toothed Shrew
French: Crocidure de Principe / German: Fingui-Weil 3zahnspitzmaus / Spanish: Musarana fingui
Taxonomy. Crocidura fingui Ceriaco et al., 2015 View in CoL ,
“ Roca Porto Real , Principe Island (1°37°26-40” N, 7°24°21-50” E, elevation 130 m).” GoogleMaps
Crocidura fingui is sister to C. poensis (these individuals might have been C. batesi ; see C. poensis ), which are together closely related to C. buettikoferi , C. theresae , and C. grandiceps . Crocidura thomensis might also be closely related to C. fingui. Monotypic.
Distribution. Principe I, thus far only collected on N part, although it probably occurs throughoutthe island. View Figure
Descriptive notes. Head-body 75-107 mm, tail 70-86 mm, ear 5-6 mm, hindfoot 14-16 mm; weight 10-13 g. The Fingui White-toothed Shrew is medium-sized to relatively large and slender, with short pelage. Pelage is dark brown dorsally and ventrally, although somewhat darker along back; individual hairs are dark brown with brown tips. Feet are also dark brown dorsally. Ears are naked and dark gray. Tail is 49-70% of head-body length, sparsely covered with bristle hairs, and dark brown throughout. Braincase is rounded, with visible lambdoidal ridges; rostrum is slender; and teeth are relatively small. There are three unicuspids.
Habitat. Only near roads surrounded by forests, human settlements, and near streams (based on individuals collected so far) at elevations of 130-311 m. Local people say that Fingui White-toothed Shrews are very common in old banana plantations, inside houses, and near rocky outcrops.
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 IUCN Red List. The Fingui White-toothed Shrew was recently recognition as a species. It is known only from a few recent specimens and one older specimen, but it is considered common by local people. It might occur in Obo Natural Park. Additional research is needed, but it is not affected by human habitation and plantations.
Bibliography. Ceriaco et al. (2015), Dutton (1994).
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Crocidura fingui
| Russell A. Mittermeier & Don E. Wilson 2018 |
Crocidura fingui
| Ceriaco 2015 |