Crocidura bottegoides, Hutterer & Yalden, 1990
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Bale White-toothed Shrew
Crocidura bottegoides View in CoL
French: Crocidure des Balé / German: Bale-WeiRRzahnspitzmaus / Spanish: Musarana de Bale
Other common names: Bale Shrew, Tricolored Pygmy Shrew
Taxonomy. Crocidura bottegoides Hutterer & Yalden, 1990 View in CoL ,
Katcha Camp, 2400 m, Harenna Forest , Bale Mountains , Ethiopia.
Relationships unclear, butthis species may be related to other Ethiopian endemics, despite its distinctive appearance. Monotypic.
Distribution. Bale Mts and Mt Albasso, C Ethiopia. View Figure
Descriptive notes. Head-body 46-57 mm,
tail 43-47 mm, ear 6-8 mm, hindfoot 10-11 mm; weight 2-5-3.5 g. The Bale Whitetoothed Shrew is a very small species with distinctly tricolored pelage. Dorsal pelage consists of a narrow band of dark brown about 6-8 mm thick that runs from the top of the head along the middle of the back to the tail, and it is bordered by a yellowishbrown band of approximately the same width; ventral pelage, limbs, and tail are creamy brown to reddish brown. Claws are short. Tail is long (82% of head-body length) and nearly naked, but it has some long bristle hairs. Braincase is high and rounded; the rostrum is short and broad; interorbital and maxillary regions are short but wide; dentition is gracile and the first upper incisor is particularly so; M® is medium in size for the genus. There are three unicuspids. Chromosomal complement is 2n = 36, FN = 48.
Habitat. Found in relict forests, often within a mosaic of different habitats including Erica arborea ( Ericaceae ) woodland, grassy clearings of Schefflera (Araliaceae) and Hagenia (Rosaceae) in escarpment forest, moist riverine habitat, and mixed evergreen tropical rainforest. It is restricted to forest on narrow, south facing slopes ofthe escarpments. Elevational range is 2400-3280 m.
Food and Feeding. No information.
Breeding. No information.
Activity patterns. Bale White-toothed Shrews are terrestrial.
Movements, Home range and Social organization. No information.
Status and Conservation. Classified as Endangered on The IUCN Red List. The Bale White-toothed Shrew has a very restricted distribution that has been affected by the collection of timber for firewood by local people and insurgents, as well as man-made fires. The species occurs in the Bale Mountains National Park.
Bibliography. Hutterer (2013f), Hutterer & Yalden (1990), Lavrenchenko (2016a), Yalden & Largen (1992).
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