Crocidura phanluong Jenkins 2010

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Phan Luong White-toothed Shrew

Crocidura phanluong

French: Crocidure de Phan Luong / German: Phan-Luong-WeiRzahnspitzmaus / Spanish: Musarana de Phan Luong

Taxonomy. Crocidura phanluong: Jenkins et al., 2010,

“ Northern portion of Yok Don National Park, Dak Lak Province, Vietnam, 12° 58’ N, 107° 49’ E,altitude 250 m a.s.1.”

Specimens from Binh Chau-Phuoc Buu Nature Reserve in Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province, used in the original description, might represent a distinct species because they form a distinct lineage with molecular data and have a little shortertail. Additional study of its taxonomyis necessary. Monotypic.

Distribution. E Cambodia and S Vietnam.

Descriptive notes. Head-body 54-66 mm, tail 40-48 mm, hindfoot 10-12 mm. No specific data are available for body weight. Condylo-basal lengths are 16-8-18-1 mm. The Phan Luong White-toothed Shrew is small to medium-sized. Tail is 61-83% of head-body length. Dorsal pelage is dark gray, grading into slightly paler ventral pelage. Tail is similarly colored to body and slightly paler below. Bristle hairs on tail are present on proximal two-thirds to three-quartersof tail. External characteristics show geographical variation among localities. Skull has slender rostrum and zygomatic region but broad maxillary region.

Habitat. Various habitats including dipterocarp forest, mixed evergreen forest near small stream, bamboo forest, edge of mixed forest near top of a small hill, and steep valley among many large rocks in understory of evergreen hill forest at elevations of 50-480 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 Least Concern on The IUCN Red List.

Bibliography. Abramov et al. (2013), Bannikova etal. (2011), Jenkins et al. (2010).