Suncus montanus (Kelaart, 1850) . J. Ceylon Br. Asiat. Soc., 2:211.

TYPE LOCALITY: Sri Lanka, "Nuwara Eliya, Pidurutalagala" .

DISTRIBUTION: Forested highlands in Sri Lanka and S India.

SYNONYMS: ferrugineus, kelaarti, niger .

COMMENTS: Commonly included in murinus (Ellerman and Morrison-Scott, 1966:66), but represents a much smaller and always blackish species of primary forest habitats. Listed as a species by Corbet and Hill (1991:36). The Indian populations may represent a valid subspecies ( niger).