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Zaphiro’s White-toothed Shrew

Crocidura zaphiri

French: Crocidure de Zaphiro / German: Zaphiro-WeiRzahnspitzmaus / Spanish: Musarana de Zaphiro

Other common names: Zaphiro’s Shrew

Taxonomy. Crocidura zaphiri Dollman, 1915,

Charada Forest, Kaffa, southern Ethiopia.

This species may include the taxa mutesae and suahelae, which are currently included in C. viana, such a switch would extend the distribution of C. zaphiri considerably. Monotypic.

Distribution. SW Ethiopia and WC Kenya (Kaimosi in Kisumu district).

Descriptive notes. Head-body 105 mm, tail 60 mm, ear 11 mm, hindfoot 19 mm. No specific data are available for body weight. Zaphiro’s White-toothed Shrew is a very large shrew thatis similar to, but smaller than, the African Giant White-toothed Shrew (C. olivier). Dorsal pelage is dull slaty brown to cinnamon brown; ventral pelage is slightly paler and grayer. Feet are paler than the body. Tail is of medium length (c.57% of head-body length), unicolored brown, hairy, and covered in longer bristle hairs. M’ is moderately broad; M, has a talonid basin. There are three unicuspids: the second is smaller than the third.

Habitat. Found in forested regions.

Food and Feeding. No information.

Breeding. No information.

Activity patterns. Zaphiro’s White-toothed Shrew is terrestrial.

Movements, Home range and Social organization. No information.

Status and Conservation. Classified as Data Deficient on The IUCN Red List. Virtually nothing is known of Zaphiro’s White-toothed Shrew, but it may be threatened by deforestation in the near future, as urban areas expand.

Bibliography. Aggundey & Schlitter (1986), Churchfield & Jenkins (2013l), Dollman (1915c¢), Gerrie & Kennerley (2016p), Lavrenchenko et al. (2016).