Myosorex eisentrauti, Heim de Balsac, 1968
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Myosorex eisentrauti |
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Eisentraut’s Mouse Shrew
Myosorex eisentrauti View in CoL
French: Musaraigne d’Eisentraut / German: Eisentraut-Mausspitzmaus / Spanish: Musarafna ratén de Eisentraut
Taxonomy. Myosorex eisentrauti Heim de Balsac, 1968 View in CoL ,
Pic Santa Isabel , 2400 m, Fernando Po (= Bioko Island ), Equatorial Guinea.
Previously considered to include M. okuensis and M. rumpii , but both are now normally recognized as distinct species. Monotypic.
Distribution. Bioko I. View Figure
Descriptive notes. Head—body 71-82 mm, tail 37-42 mm, ear 6-7 mm, hindfoot
12-13-5 mm; weight 12-15 g. Eisentraut’s Mouse Shrew is a medium-sized shrew with soft, dense, silky-sheened pelage. Dorsum is very dark blackish brown, the hairs dark gray basally and tipped dark brown or dark chestnut brown; ventral pelage is a slightly paler dark brown, with a shot silk appearance. Ears are small and concealed by the pelage. Feet are brown with dark scales and covered in dark brown hairs; claws are sharp and relatively long. Tail is medium-length (45-55% of head-body length), covered in many short dark brown hairs, and uniformly dark brown. Females have four inguinal nipples. Braincase is high domed; I' moderately long and hooked; M? is wide. There are four unicuspids.
Habitat. Alpine grassland and lower altitude Schefflera (Araliaceae) montane forests,at elevations of ¢.3000 m and 1400-2600 m, respectively.
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 Critically Endangered on The IUCN Red List. Eisentraut’s Mouse Shrew has not been collected since 1968; it is known from few specimens from a very restricted range, its extent of occurrence being estimated at only c.50 km?. This species is threatened by continuing habitat degradation and invasive human activities for settlement. Further research is needed on distribution, abundance, general ecology, and threats to this species.
Bibliography. Heim de Balsac (1968b), Hutterer (2013aa), Kennerley (2016w).
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