Sorex madrensis, Matson & Ordonez-Garza, 2017
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Felipe |
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Sierra Shrew
French: Musaraigne du Guatemala / German: Sierra-Madre-Spitzmaus / Spanish: Musarana de Sierra Madre
Other common names: Guatemalan Sierra Shrew
Taxonomy. Sorex madrensis Matson & Ordonez-Garza, 2017,
“ approximately 5 km ENE Cabrican, Bosque Ojo de Agua , 3100 m, Quetzaltenango, Guatemala, latitude 15° 05’ N, longitude 91° 36° W.” GoogleMaps
Populations now attributed to S. madrensis have been included in S. veraepacis chiapensis (now a separate species) until S. madrensis was described as a separate species in 2017. Monotypic.
Distribution. Sierra Madre in highlands of SW Guatemala. View Figure
Descriptive notes. Head-body 61-78 mm, tail 43-57 mm, ear 7 mm, hindfoot 14— 15 mm; weight 7 g. The Sierra Shrew is medium-sized. Dorsum is light gray, and venter is slightly paler. Tail is ¢.60-70% of head-body length and unicolored light gray. Cranium is inflated, mandible is long and deep, and rostrum is long compared with the Chiapan Shrew (S. chiapensis). Teeth are pigmented dark red. There are five unicuspids, first and second are largest, third is usually smaller than fourth, and fifth is very small.
Habitat. Moist montane cloud forests with deep leaf litter at elevations of 2300-3100 m.
Food and Feeding. No information.
Breeding. Four female Sierra Shrews captured in July were lactating.
Activity patterns. No information.
Movements, Home range and Social organization. No information.
Status and Conservation. Not assessed on The IUCN Red List. The Sierra Shrew is known from 32 specimensat the type locality and might be threatened by habitat destruction. Little is known of its natural history, and additional research is needed.
Bibliography. Matson & Ordénez-Garza (2017).
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