identifier	taxonID	type	CVterm	format	language	title	description	additionalInformationURL	UsageTerms	rights	Owner	contributor	creator	bibliographicCitation
03B896475A311E1CFE43E478B1CE87D1.text	03B896475A311E1CFE43E478B1CE87D1.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Crocidura pediculus Voet, Cornette & Nicolas 2026	<div><p>Crocidura pediculus Voet, Cornette &amp; Nicolas, sp. nov.</p><p>urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: A8B3B3AF-5D6B-4EE7-A708-620BB961D19F</p><p>Figs 6–7</p><p>Crocidura cf. grandiceps – Voet et al., 2022: figs 2–4, 6.</p><p>Diagnosis (see Figs 6–7 and SM2 Figs 5–6)</p><p>The Cytb DNA diagnosis for the taxon C. pediculus sp. nov. is: ‘A’ in the site 201, ‘G’ in the site 579, ‘T’ in the site 783.</p><p>The new species is distinguished from other members of the West African C. poensis group by its small size and pelage coloration. It closely resembles C. grandiceps in having a dark brown dorsal pelage, a slate-brown belly, and a gradual transition between the two (Fig. 6). The tail is long, dark brown to black, and fully haired. However, C. pediculus sp. nov. is significantly smaller than C. grandiceps in both external measurements and skull/mandible dimensions (Fig. 7).</p><p>Etymology</p><p>The specific name is a noun in apposition, stemming from the Latin pediculus ‘little foot’. The species is generally smaller and has significantly smaller hindfeet compared to C. grandiceps (Latin: ‘large head’), under which name it has until now been exhibited in museum collections.</p><p>Type material</p><p>Holotype GUINEA • ♀ adult; <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-9.105&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=7.944" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -9.105/lat 7.944)">Zogota</a>; 7.944° N, 9.105° W; 2 Feb. 2012; V. Nicolas and A. Lalis leg.; lowland forest; GenBank nos. ON603722 (Cytb); MNHN, MNHN-ZM-2013-503.</p><p>Paratypes GUINEA • 1 ♀ adult; <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-9.105&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=7.944" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -9.105/lat 7.944)">Zogota</a>; 7.944° N, 9.105° W. 30 Jan. 2012; V. Nicolas and A. Lalis leg.; lowland forest; GenBank nos: ON620437 (16S), PX633560 (complete mtDNA), PX054761 (ApoB), PX054815 (BDNF), PX054851 (GHR), PX054907 (MCGF); MNHN, MNHN-ZM-2013-501 • 1 ♂ adult; same locality as for holotype; 4 Feb. 2012; V. Nicolas and A. Lalis leg.; lowland forest; GenBank no.: ON603721 (Cytb); MNHN, MNHN-ZM-2013-504 • 1 ♂ adult; <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-8.94&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=9.63" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -8.94/lat 9.63)">Franfina</a>; 9.63° N, 8.94° W; Feb. 2004; C. Denys and E. Lecompte leg.; GenBank nos: MH806024 (Cytb), MH782818 (16S); MNHN, MNHNZM-2013-772 • 1 ♂ adult; <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-11.04&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=9.84" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -11.04/lat 9.84)">Gbetlaya</a>; 9.84° N, 11.04° W; May 2003; E. Fichet-Calvet leg.; GenBank no.: ON620407 (16S); MNHN, MNHN-ZM-2013-763 • 1 ♀; same data as for preceeding; GenBank nos: MH806017 (Cytb), MH782811 (16S); MNHN, MNHN-ZM-2013-764 • 1 ♂ adult; <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-8.918&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=9.036" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -8.918/lat 9.036)">Hermakono</a>; 9.036° N, 8.918° W; 680 m a.s.l.; 8 Aug. 2011; V. Nicolas and A. Lalis leg.; forest; GenBank nos: PX054599 (Cytb), PX633559 (complete mtDNA), PX054760 (ApoB), PX054794 (BRCA1), PX054814 (BDNF), PX054850 (GHR), PX054883 (HDAC2), PX054906 (MCGF), PX054937 (STAT5A), PX054961 (vWF); MNHN, MNHN-ZM-2013-453 • 1 ♀ adult; <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-8.918&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=9.036" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -8.918/lat 9.036)">Hermakono</a>; 9.036° N, 8.918° W; 680 m a.s.l.; 5 May 2011; V. Nicolas and A. Lalis leg.; forest; GenBank nos: MH806039 (Cytb), MH782832 (16S); MNHN, MNHN-ZM-2013-499 • 1 ♀ adult; <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-9.217&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=8.35" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -9.217/lat 8.35)">Ziama forest</a>, Kazaouma; 8.35° N, 9.217° W; 21 Sep. 2003; V. Nicolas and M. Colyn; fallow; GenBank nos: MH806032 (Cytb), MH782826 (16S); MNHN, MNHNZM-2020-1891 • 1 ♂ adult; <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-9.233&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=8.3" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -9.233/lat 8.3)">Ziama forest</a>, Malweta; 8.3° N, 9.233° W; 18 Aug. 2003; V. Nicolas and M. Colyn; anthropogenic forest; GenBank no.: ON620408 (16S); MNHN, MNHN-ZM-2020-1895 • 1 ♀ adult; <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-13.68&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=10.04" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -13.68/lat 10.04)">Yerende</a>; 10.04° N, 13.68° W; 14 Mar. 2005; C. Denys and A. Lalis leg.; GenBank nos: MH806027 (Cytb), MH782821 (16S); MNHN, MNHN-ZM-2013-781 .</p><p>Other material examined</p><p>GUINEA • 1 ♂ adult; <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-8.94&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=9.63" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -8.94/lat 9.63)">Franfina</a>; 9.63° N, 8.94° W; Feb. 2004; C. Denys and E. Lecompte leg.; GenBank nos: MH806022 (Cytb), MH782816 (16S); MNHN, MNHN-ZM-2013-769 • 1 ♀ adult; same data as for preceeding; GenBank nos: MH806023 (Cytb), MH782817 (16S); MNHN, MNHN-ZM-2013-770 • 1 ♀ adult; same data as for preceeding; GenBank nos: ON603720 (Cytb), ON532738 (16S); MNHN, MNHN-ZM-2013-771 • 1 ♂ adult; <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-8.417&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=7.64" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -8.417/lat 7.64)">Gbie</a>; 7.640° N, 8.417° W; 406 m a.s.l.; Feb. 2008; C. Denys leg.; lowland forest; GenBank nos: JQ732363 (Cytb), JQ732590 (16S); MNHN, MNHN-ZM-2012-1077 • 1 ♀ adult; <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-8.337&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=7.642" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -8.337/lat 7.642)">Gbie</a>; 7.642° N, 8.337° W; 467 m a.s.l.; Oct. 2008; C. Denys leg.; lowland forest; GenBank nos: JQ732393 (Cytb), JQ732626 (16S); MNHN, MNHN-ZM-2012-1079 • 1 ♀ adult; <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-8.918&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=9.036" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -8.918/lat 9.036)">Hermakono</a>; 9.036° N, 8.918° W; 680 m a.s.l.; 7 Aug. 2011; V. Nicolas and A. Lalis leg.; forest; GenBank nos: PX054675 (Cytb), PX633558 (complete mtDNA), PX054759 (ApoB), PX054793 (BRCA1), PX054813 (BDNF), PX054849 (GHR), PX054882 (HDAC2), PX054905 (MCGF), PX054936 (STAT5A), PX054960 (vWF); MNHN, MNHN-ZM-2013-449 • 1 ♂ young adult; <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-9.217&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=8.35" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -9.217/lat 8.35)">Ziama forest</a>, Kazaouma; 8.35° N, 9.217° W; 27 Aug. 2003; V. Nicolas and M. Colyn; fallow; GenBank no.: PX054649 (Cytb); MNHN, MNHNZM- 2019-241 • 1 ♂ young adult; same locality as for preceeding; 19 Sep. 2003; V. Nicolas and M. Colyn; field; GenBank no.: PX057592 (16S); MNHN, MNHN-ZM-2024-997 • 1 ♂ subadult; same locality as for preceeding; 21 Sep. 2003; V. Nicolas and M. Colyn; fallow; GenBank nos: PX054733 (Cytb), MH782827 (16S); MNHN, MNHN-ZM-2024-998 • 1 ♀; same locality as for preceeding; 15 Oct. 2003; V. Nicolas and M. Colyn; fallow; GenBank nos: MH806034 (Cytb), MH782828 (16S); MNHN, MNHN-ZM-2024-999 • 1 ♂ adult; same locality as for preceeding; 21 Nov. 2003; V. Nicolas and M. Colyn; cornfield; GenBank nos: EF524681 (Cytb), EF524897 (16S); MNHN, MNHNZM-2024-1000 • 1 ♂ subadult; <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-9.233&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=8.3" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -9.233/lat 8.3)">Ziama forest</a>, Malweta; 8.3° N, 9.233° W; 28 Oct. 2003; V. Nicolas and M. Colyn; anthropogenic forest; GenBank nos: MH806035 (Cytb). MH782829 (16S); MNHN, MNHN-ZM-2024-1001 • 1 ♀ young adult; same locality as for preceeding; 12 Nov. 2003; V. Nicolas and M. Colyn; secondary forest; GenBank nos: MH806036 (Cytb). MH782830 (16S); MNHN, MNHNZM-2024-1002 • 1 ♀; <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-10.14&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=11.82" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -10.14/lat 11.82)">Kediana</a>; 11.82° N, 10.14° W; 14 Dec. 2011; C. Denys and A. Lalis leg.; GenBank nos: PX054703 (Cytb); MNHN, MNHN-ZM-2013-756 • 1 ♂; <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-13.68&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=10.04" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -13.68/lat 10.04)">Yerende</a>; 10.04° N, 13.68° W; 14 Mar. 2005; C. Denys and A. Lalis leg.; GenBank nos: PX054641 (Cytb), PX057594 (16S); MNHN, MNHNZM-2013-778 • 1 ♀; same data as for preceeding; GenBank nos: PX054704 (Cytb), PX057595 (16S); MNHN, MNHN-ZM-2013-779 • 1 ♂; same data as for preceeding; GenBank nos: MH806026 (Cytb), MH782820 (16S); MNHN, MNHN-ZM-2013-780 • 1 ♂; same data as for preceeding; GenBank nos: PX054642 (Cytb), PX057596 (16S); MNHN, MNHN-ZM-2013-782 • 1 ♀; same data as for preceeding; GenBank no.: PX057597 (16S); MNHN, MNHN-ZM-2013-783 • 1 ♂; same data as for preceeding; GenBank no.: PX057598 (16S); MNHN, MNHN-ZM-2013-784 • 1 ♀; same data as for preceeding; GenBank no.: PX057599 (16S); MNHN, MNHN-ZM-2013-786 • 1 ♀; same data as for preceeding; GenBank no.: PX054734 (Cytb), PX057593 (16S); MNHN, MNHN-ZM-2013-789 • 1 ♀; same data as for preceeding; GenBank nos: MH806028 (Cytb), MH782822 (16S); MNHN, MNHN-ZM-2013-790 • 1 ♂; same locality as for preceeding; 15 Mar. 2005; C. Denys and A. Lalis leg.; GenBank no.: PX057600 (16S); MNHN, MNHN-ZM-2013-787 • 1 ♂; same data as for preceeding; GenBank no.: PX057601 (16S); MNHN, MNHN-ZM-2013-788 • 1 ♀ adult; <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-9.125&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=7.931" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -9.125/lat 7.931)">Zogota</a>; 7.931° N, 9.125° W; 12 Jun. 2011; V. Nicolas and A. Lalis leg.; fallow; GenBank nos: PX054645 (Cytb), PX633555 (complete mtDNA), PX054756 (ApoB), PX054790 (BRCA1), PX054810 (BDNF), PX054846 (GHR), PX054879 (HDAC2), PX054902 (MCGF), PX054933 (STAT5A), PX054957 (vWF); MNHN, MNHN-ZM-2013-477 .</p><p>LIBERIA • 1 ♂ adult; <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-9.305&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=7.242" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -9.305/lat 7.242)">Fape</a>; 7.242° N, 9.305° W; 14 Jul. 2011; V. Nicolas and A. Lalis leg.; forest; GenBank nos: PX054698 (Cytb), PX633556 (complete mtDNA), PX054757 (ApoB), PX054791 (BRCA1), PX054811 (BDNF), PX054847 (GHR), PX054880 (HDAC2), PX054903 (MCGF), PX054934 (STAT5A), PX054958 (vWF); MNHN, MNHN-ZM-2013-438 • 1 ♀ adult; <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-9.3&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=7.23" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -9.3/lat 7.23)">Fape</a>; 7.230° N, 9.300° W; 16 Jul. 2011; V. Nicolas and A. Lalis leg.; fallow; GenBank nos: PX054598 (Cytb), PX633557 (complete mtDNA), PX054758 (ApoB), PX054792 (BRCA1), PX054812 (BDNF), PX054848 (GHR), PX054881 (HDAC2), PX054904 (MCGF), PX054935 (STAT5A), PX054959 (vWF); MNHN, MNHNZM-2013-439 • 1 ♀; <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-9.292&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=7.226" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -9.292/lat 7.226)">Fape</a>; 7.226° N, 9.292° W; 10 Jul. 2011; V. Nicolas and A. Lalis leg.; backwater; GenBank nos: MH806040 (Cytb), MH782833 (16S); MNHN, MNHN-ZM-2013-495 .</p><p>COTE D’IVOIRE • 1 ♂; <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-5.3&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=5.85" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -5.3/lat 5.85)">Gbagroube</a>; 5.85° N, 5.3° W; 12 Mar. 2005; S.; Kan Kouassi and B. Allali Kouadio leg.; GenBank no.: PX057568 (16S); MNHN, MNHN-ZM-2012-1474 .</p><p>Description (see Figs 6–7 and SM 2 Figs 5–6)</p><p>Crocidura pediculus sp. nov. has a dark brown color, with a slightly lighter belly, shifting to a slate brown, greyer than the back (Fig. 6). The transition between the back and belly coloring is gradual, with no defined delimitation. The tail is dark brown, nearly black, covered by hairs along its entire length. Hands and feet are brown, the outside darker than the inside. Ears are large, covered in very short hairs and appearing bald. Even if in external coloring C. pediculus looks like C. grandiceps they are very different based on morphometry. Crocidura grandiceps appears to have longer and larger limbs, an elongated head, a longer, wider tail, thicker at the base, and more numerous and thicker darker head vibrissae.All external measurements are significantly smaller in C. pediculus (weight = 13.06 ± 2.81 g, body length = 92.02 ± 9.00 mm, tail length = 58.95 ± 8.58 mm, hindfoot length = 15.02 ± 1.01 mm, and ear length = 8.32 ± 1.72 mm) than in C. grandiceps (weight = 19.07 ± 5.30 g, body length = 101.35 ± 8.67 mm, tail length = 77.46 ± 11.24 mm, hindfoot length = 19.11 ± 2.78 mm and ear length = 10.72 ± 1.89 mm; SM 2 Fig. 6). These size differences between the two species are also apparent on the skull and the mandibles. Crocidura grandiceps has a more elongated rostrum and small braincase compared to Crocidura pediculus . Its palatine bone extends much further into the interorbital area.</p><p>Based on external body measurements, Crocidura pediculus sp. nov. resembles C. cf. longipes . However, their pelage coloration is different, C. longipes having been originally described as a uniformly chocolate brown shrew with very long hindfeet and a sparsely haired tail. The skull of C. pediculus is more globular, while it is more elongated in C. cf. longipes . The dentition is weaker in C. cf. longipes and the angular process of the mandible is longer in C. pediculus .</p><p>Crocidura pediculus sp. nov. differs significantly from C. buettikoferi in ear length, having smaller ears (8.32 ± 1.72 mm and 9.25 ± 1.81 mm, respectively). Morphometric analyses also reveal differences in skull shape (dorsal and ventral views), although C. buettikoferi occupies a central position in the morphospace for all three cranial structures. The braincase of C. pediculus is more globular and the rostrum shorter. The coloration of the pelage of C. buettikoferi is similar to that of C. pediculus: its dorsal pelage is deep-chocolate-brown and the ventral pelage is paler or greyish-brown. The tail is dark, very sparsely covered with hairs and bristles (pilosity ca 50%).</p><p>Crocidura pediculus sp. nov. and C. therease have similar external, skull or mandibular sizes, except the longer tail length (58.95 ± 8.58 mm) and hind foot length (15.02 ± 1.01 mm) of C. therease (53.63 ± 4.46 mm and 14.185 ± 1.18 mm, respectively). These species also have very similar skull and mandibles shapes. However, they can be discriminated based on coloration: C. theresae is a smallsized shrew described as lighter in color than the other WA species from the complex C. poensis, with a greyish coloring and light grey belly. The feet and tail are shorter. The tail has sparse brown hairs, pilosity ca 75%.</p><p>Crocidura wimmeri is a rare, critically endangered shrew species (Vogel et al. 2014) and we only had two specimens in our dataset. Thus, we were not able to compare it morphometrically to C. pediculus sp. nov. Crocidura wimmeri is a medium-sized species, and its coat is almost uniformly dark ash-grey, with only a brown sheen on the dorsal side. The tail is not densely haired.</p><p>No genotyped specimens of C. foxi can be found west of the Dahomey gap, which should exclude the confusion between the two species as there is probably no geographic overlap in their geographic ranges.</p><p>Ecology and distribution</p><p>Crocidura pediculus sp. nov. is a habitat generalist, captured mostly in primary lowland forests, fields and young fallows. One individual was captured in an anthropogenic forest and one in wetlands.</p><p>The current distribution of known specimens is Guinea and Liberia and extends to Ivory Coast, with a single specimen captured in Gbagroube, in the center of the country.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03B896475A311E1CFE43E478B1CE87D1	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Voet, Inessa;Delapré, Arnaud;Denys, Christiane;Lalis, Aude;Cornette, Raphaël;Nicolas, Violaine	Voet, Inessa, Delapré, Arnaud, Denys, Christiane, Lalis, Aude, Cornette, Raphaël, Nicolas, Violaine (2026): Integrative taxonomy resolves a new West African Crocidura (Mammalia: Soricidae) species, cryptic to Crocidura grandiceps in color, but distinct in size. European Journal of Taxonomy 1039: 297-322, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2026.1039.3197, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/3197/14195
