Sorex sclateri, Merriam, 1897
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Sclater’s Shrew
French: Musaraigne de Sclater / German: Sclater-Spitzmaus / Spanish: Musarana de Sclater
Taxonomy. Sorex sclateri Merriam, 1897 View in CoL ,
“ Tumbala , Chiapas, Mexico (alt., 5000 ft. [= 1524 m]).” Restricted by L. N. Carraway in 2007 to “latitude 17-3°N, longitude 92.32°W.” GoogleMaps
Sorex sclateri is included in the salvini group in an unnamed subgenus of Sorex based on morphometric data. Monotypic.
Distribution. Known only from two localities in N & E Chiapas, SE Mexico. View Figure
Descriptive notes. Head-body 68-73 mm, tail 52-53 mm, ear 5-7 mm, hindfoot 15-16 mm; weight 7 g. Sclater’s Shrew is mediums-sized and the largest species in the salvini group. Dorsum is dark brown, and venteris slightly paler. Tail is ¢.75% of head-body length and slightly bicolored, being dark brown above and slightly paler below. Sclater’s Shrew has longer mandible and relatively less inflated cranium than other species in the salvini group. There are five unicuspids,first and second are large, third is barely taller than or sometimes equal in size to fourth, and fifth is minute. Teeth are pigmented dark red.
Habitat. Tropical montane cloud forest at elevations of ¢.1700 m.
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. Sclater’s Shrew is known from only two small and very distant localities and is largely threatened by habitat destruction due to urbanization and agricultural expansion. In the past ten years, 15-22% of the region has been subject to habitat loss. Extent of occurrence is less than 100 km?,
Bibliography. Carraway (2007), Cuarén & de Grammont (2008), Esteva et al. (2010), Matson & Ordénez-Garza (2017), Woodman et al. (2012).
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