Javan hidden shrew

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Javan hidden shrew
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Eulipotyphla
Family: Soricidae
Genus: Crocidura
Species:
C. abscondita
Binomial name
Crocidura abscondita
Esselstyn, Achmadi, & Maharadatunkamsi, 2014
Synonyms

Crocidura absconditus

The Javan hidden shrew or Javan long-tailed shrew (Crocidura abscondita, also erroneously referred to as Crocidura absconditus) is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is endemic to the island of Java in Indonesia. [2]

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Taxonomy

It was described in 2014 based on its morphological distinctiveness, with phylogenetic analysis also supporting it as being a distinct species. Phylogenetic analysis indicates that it is a sister species to the Sumatran long-tailed shrew (C. paradoxura), from which it diverged during the Miocene, about 9.5 million years ago. [3]

The specific name, abscondita, means 'hidden' in Latin and is a reference to the undescribed ("hidden") mammal species of Southeast Asia. [3] The authors who described the species originally used the spelling "absconditus", but the ending of the specific name has been amended to agree with the grammatical gender of the genus name. [4]

Distribution and habitat

It is endemic to the Mount Gede-Pangrango area, a double-peak stratovolcano located in West Java, Indonesia. It is thought to inhabit montane and subalpine forests. [3] [1]

Description

It is a species of Crocidura of medium size, with a total length of ± 161.8 mm, a tail of ± 88.3 mm and a weight of ± 7.5 mm. Its pelage is gray at the base of hairs, with brown tips on the back and gray tips on the belly. [3]

Status

It may be threatened by habitat loss, which has been extensive throughout Java, but little is known of this species' life history or habitat preference. It is thus classified as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Demos, T., Dando, T. & Kennerley, R. (2019). "Crocidura absconditus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2019: e.T111747853A114118360. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T111747853A114118360.en . Retrieved 24 February 2022.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ↑ "Explore the Database". www.mammaldiversity.org. Retrieved 2022-02-24.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Esselstyn, Jacob A.; Achmadi, Anang S.; Maharadatunkamsi (2014-04-15). "A new species of shrew (Soricomorpha:Crocidura) from West Java, Indonesia". Journal of Mammalogy. 95 (2): 216–224. doi: 10.1644/13-mamm-a-215 . ISSN   0022-2372. S2CID   86402250.
  4. ↑ Wilson, Don E.; Mittermeier, Russell A. (2018). Handbook of the mammals of the world. Barcelona: Lynx edicions Conservation International IUCN. p. 482. ISBN   978-84-16728-08-4.
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