Mus vulcani (Robinson & Kloss, 1919)

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Javan Shrew-like Mouse

Mus vulcani

French: Souris de Java / German: Java-Zwergmaus / Spanish: Raton musarana de Java

Other common names: \/ olcano Mouse

Taxonomy. Mycteromys crociduroides vulcani H. C. Robinson & Kloss, 1919 ,

“Kandang Badak, Mt. Gedeh, Western Java [Indonesia], 7900 ft. [= 2408 m].”

Initially included in M. crociduroides of Sumatra, but later found to be distinct in morphology and split by J. T. Marshall in 1977. The same author placed it in subgenus Coelomys, an opinion that has since been followed by others, although there are as yet no genetic data available to test it. cr

Distribution. Endemic to WJava.

Descriptive notes. Head-body 80-92 mm, tail 84-92 mm, hindfoot 20-23 mm. No specific data are available for body weight. Tail of the Javan Shrew-like Mouse is about the same length as head-body length. Soft dark brown dorsal pelage, gray buffy ventral pelage. Females bear three pairs of mammae.

Habitat. Montane forests of west Java.

Food and Feeding. Dueto its shrew-like morphology (long nose, small eye, velvet fur), the Javan Shrew-like Mouse is suggested to forage in the leaf litter, ferns, and rotten logs, feeding on invertebrates.

Breeding. No information.

Activity patterns. Javan Shrew-like Mice are terrestrial and probably nocturnal.

Movements, Home range and Social organization. No information.

Status and Conservation. Classified as Least Concern on The [UCN Red List.

Bibliography. Chasen (1940), Corbet & Hill (1992), Marshall (1977a), Musser & Newcomb (1983).

Figures

532. House Mouse (Mus musculus), 533. Western Mediterranean Mouse (Mus spretus), 534. Macedonian Mouse (Mus macedonicus), 536. Cypriot Mouse (Mus cypriacus), 537. Ethiopian Striped Mouse (Mus imberbis), 538. Mahomet Mouse (Mus mahomet), 539. Hausa Mouse (Mus haussa), 541. Baoule Mouse (Mus baouler), 542. Matthey’s Mouse (Mus mattheyi), 543. Toad Mouse (Mus bufo), 544. Callewaert’s Mouse (Mus callewaerti), 545. Gounda Mouse (Mus goundae), 546. [MISSING], 548. Peters’s Mouse (Mus setulosus), 549. Thomas's Mouse (Mus sorella), 550. [MISSING], 552. Desert Pygmy Mouse (Mus indutus), 554. Setzer’s Mouse (Mus setzert), 555. Little Indian Field Mouse (Mus booduga), 557. Flat-haired Mouse (Mus platythrix), 558. Saxicolous Mouse (Mus saxicola), 559. Earth-colored Mouse (Mus terricolor), 560. Servant Mouse (Mus famulus), 561. Ceylon Spiny Mouse (Mus fernandoni), 563. Ryukyu Mouse (Mus caroli), 564. Fawn-colored Mouse (Mus cervicolor), 566. Sheath-tailed Mouse (Mus fragilicauda), 567. [MISSING], 569. Indochinese Shrew-like Mouse (Mus pahari), 570. Shortridge’s Mouse (Mus shortridgei), 571. Sumatran Shrew-like Mouse (Mus crociduroides), 572. Javan Shrew-like Mouse (Mus vulcani)

Distribution. Endemic to WJava.