Crocidura mindorus, G. S. Miller, 1910

Russell A. Mittermeier & Don E. Wilson, 2018, Soricidae, Handbook of the Mammals of the World – Volume 8 Insectivores, Sloths and Colugos, Barcelona: Lynx Edicions, pp. 332-551 : 479-480

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scientific name

Crocidura mindorus
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239. View Plate 20: Soricidae

Mindoro White-toothed Shrew

Crocidura mindorus View in CoL

French: Crocidure de Mindoro / German: Mindoro-WeilRzahnspitzmaus / Spanish: Musarana de Mindoro

Other common names: Mindoro Shrew

Taxonomy. Crocidura mindorus G. S. Miller, 1910 View in CoL ,

Mount Halcon , 1938 m, Mindoro , Philippines.

In 1992 G. B. Corbet and J. E. Hill in- cluded C. negrina and C. grandis within C. mindorus, but in 1993 and 2005 R. Hutterer treated them as three distinct species. Previously, the population of Sibuyan Island was assigned to C. mindorus , butit was recently described as the new species C. ninoyi. Phylogenetically the C. mindorus

is either basal to a clade consisting of C. ninoyi, C. negrina , and C. panayensis , or part of a basal polytomy with other species from the Philippines. Monotypic.

Distribution. Known only from high elevations from Mt Halcon, Mindoro I, Philippines. View Figure

Descriptive notes. Head-body 91 mm (type specimen), tail 73-78 mm, hindfoot 17-18 mm; weight c.13-5 g. Condylo-incisive length is 22:3-22-6 mm. In color and general appearance, the Mindoro White-toothed Shrew resembles the Luzon White-toothed Shrew (C. grayi ), but it is noticeably larger. In contrast to the Sibuyan White-toothed Shrew (C. ninoyi), the Negros White-toothed Shrew ( C. negrina ), and the Panay Whitetoothed Shrew ( C. panayensis ), the Mindoro White-toothed Shrew hasa thick tail, with numerous bristle hairs along its entire length. Compared to the Mount Malindang White-toothed Shrew ( C. grandis ), tail is thinner with fewer long hairs on proximal half, hindfeet shorter and heavily pigmented. Cranium is less elongate, and interorbital region slightly narrower. Compared to the Negros White-toothed Shrew, braincase is more globose, interorbital region broader.

Habitat. Little is known about the habitat and ecology of this species, but it may be restricted to high-elevation primary forest. It is known from two specimens taken in 1906 on Mount Halcon at 1920 m, and another taken in 1992 at 1550-1800 m. The other Crocidura on Mindoro is the Luzon White-toothed Shrew, which is common and widespread.

Food and Feeding. No information.

Breeding. No information.

Activity patterns. No information.

Movements, Home range and Social organization. No information.

Status and Conservation. Classified as Data Deficient on The IUCN Red List. More surveys are needed on Mindoro to find new information about the species’ populations, habitat preferences, threats, and conservation requirements. It is not known whether or not it occurs in any protected areas. Mindoro has undergone extensive deforestation, but there is some remaining montane forest.

Bibliography. Boitani et al. (2006), Corbet & Hill (1992), Esselstyn & Brown (2009), Esselstyn & Goodman (2010), Esselstyn & Oliveros (2010), Esselstyn, Maher & Brown (2011), Esselstyn, Timm & Brown (2009), Gerrie & Kennerley (2016g), Heaney & Ruedi (1994), Heaney, Balete et al. (1998), Heaney, Dolar et al. (2010), Hutterer (1993, 2005b), Miller (1910).

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226. Malayan White-toothed Shrew (Crocidura malayana), 227. Peninsular White-toothed Shrew (Crocidura negligens), 228. Black-footed White-toothed Shrew (Crocidura nigripes), 229. Bornean White-toothed Shrew (Crocidura foetida), 230. Kinabalu White-toothed Shrew (Crocidura baluensis), 231. Thick-tailed White-toothed Shrew (Crocidura brunnea), 232. Oriental White-toothed Shrew (Crocidura orientalis), 233. Bangka White-toothed Shrew (Crocidura vosmaeri), 234. Hutan White-toothed Shrew (Crocidura hutanis), 235. Beccari’s White-toothed Shrew (Crocidura beccarii), 236. Sumatran Giant White-toothed Shrew (Crocidura lepidura), 237. Mount Malindang White-toothed Shrew (Crocidura grandis), 238. Mindanao White-toothed Shrew (Crocidura beata), 239. Mindoro White-toothed Shrew (Crocidura mindorus), 240. Panay White-toothed Shrew (Crocidura panayensis), 241. Negros White-toothed Shrew (Crocidura negrina), 242. Luzon White-toothed Shrew (Crocidura grayi), 243. Sibuyan White-toothed Shrew (Crocidura ninoyi), 244. Palawan White-toothed Shrew (Crocidura palawanensis), 245. Javan Long-tailed White-toothed Shrew (Crocidura abscondita), 246. Gathorne’s White-toothed Shrew (Crocidura gathornei), 247. Horsfield’s White-toothed Shrew (Crocidura horsfieldii), 248. Sinharaja White-toothed Shrew (Crocidura hikmiya), 249. Sri Lankan White-toothed Shrew (Crocidura miya), 250. Lesser Ryukyu White-toothed Shrew (Crocidura wataser), 251. Southeast Asian White-toothed Shrew (Crocidura fuliginosa), 252. Large White-toothed Shrew (Crocidura dracula), 253. Sumatran Long-tailed White-toothed Shrew (Crocidura paradoxura), 254. Dsinezumi White-toothed Shrew (Crocidura dsinezuma), 255. Chinese White-toothed Shrew (Crocidura rapax), 256. Ussuri White-toothed Shrew (Crocidura lasiura), 257. Asian Gray White-toothed Shrew (Crocidura attenuata), 258. Zaitsev’s White-toothed Shrew (Crocidura zaitsevi), 259. Indochinese White-toothed Shrew (Crocidura indochinensis), 260. Hainan White-toothed Shrew (Crocidura wuchihensis), 261. Timor White-toothed Shrew (Crocidura tenuis), 262. Javan White-toothed Shrew (Crocidura maxi), 263. Javan Ghost White-toothed Shrew (Crocidura umbra), 264. Sunda White-toothed Shrew (Crocidura monticola), 265. Neglected White-toothed Shrew (Crocidura neglecta)

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Distribution. Known only from high elevations from Mt Halcon, Mindoro I, Philippines.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Mammalia

Order

Soricomorpha

Family

Soricidae

Genus

Crocidura