Crocidura trichura Dobson in Thomas 1888
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Crocidura trichura Dobson in Thomas 1888
Crocidura trichura Dobson in Thomas 1888 , Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 1888: 532.
Type Locality: Australia, Christmas Isl.
Vernacular Names: Christmas Island Shrew.
Distribution: Christmas Isl.
Conservation: IUCN – not listed, but should be Endangered [EN B1+2c].
Discussion: Included in C. attenuata until recently. Ruedi (1995) studied 11 specimens and concluded that they were different from C. attenuata , a conclusion with which I concur. Surveys conducted on Christmas Isl to determine the status of the shrew ( Meek, 2000) were not successful; the most recent specimens were found in 1985. C. trichura was common in 1900 ( Andrews, 1900) but already rare in 1909 ( Andrews, 1909). It is most likely that C. trichura formed part of the endemic mammal fauna of the Christmas Isl, along with Rattus nativitatis and R. macleari , both of which are now extinct ( Meek, 2000).
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