Crocidura miya Phillips 1929

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Soricomorpha, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 220-311 : 240

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scientific name	Crocidura miya Phillips 1929
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Crocidura miya Phillips 1929 , Spolia Zeylan., 15: 113.

Type Locality: Sri Lanka, Kandyan Hills, Nilambe Dist., Moolgama, 3,000 ft. (914 m).

Vernacular Names: Sri Lankan Long-tailed Shrew.

Distribution: Highlands of C Sri Lanka.

Conservation: IUCN – Endangered.

Discussion: A very distinctive species, resembling C. elongata of Sulawesi, or C. dolichura of Africa. Known by a handful of specimens; see Phillips (1980) for further information.