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Myosorex kihaulei
Order: Lipotyphla > Family: Soricidae > Genus: Myosorex > Species: Myosorex kihaulei
Common Name: Kihaule's Mouse Shrew [English]
Type Description
Stanley, W. T., and R. Hutterer. 2000. A new species of Myosorex Gray, 1832 (Mammalia: Soricidae) from the Eastern Arc Mountains, Tanzania. Bonner Zoologische Beitrage, 49:19-29.
Type Locality
Tanzania, Udzungwa Scarp Forest Reserve, 19.5 km N, 0.5 km W Chita, 8°20'50"S, 35°56'20"E, 2000 m, Morogoro Region, Kilombero District.
Measurements
Total length: 109-126 mm
Head and body: 70-84 mm
Tail length: 36-46 mm
Hindfoot length: 12-14 mm
Ear length: 6-9 mm
Weight: 8-12.5 g
Head and body: 70-84 mm
Tail length: 36-46 mm
Hindfoot length: 12-14 mm
Ear length: 6-9 mm
Weight: 8-12.5 g
Description
Myosorex kihaulei is recognizable by the dark blackish-brown colour of the hair. The body hair colour is dark with brownish tips. There is no distict difference in the hair colour of the dorsal and ventral sides. All four limbs and tail are similarly dark in colour. Compared to other species of Myosorex, the claws on the fore- and hindfeet of M. kihaulei are small. The tail is short and is onaverage, 47% of the length of the head and body. (Stanley & Hutterer, 2000)
Comparisons
The tubercles on the hindfoot of Myosorex kihaulei, when compared to those on M. geata, are larger and more rounded (
Distribution
Myosorex kihaulei lives in montane habitats in eastern Africa and has been recorded in the Udzungwa Mountains, Tanzania. (Stanley & Hutterer, 2000)
Key References
1. Kingdon, J. 1997. The Kingdon field guide to African mammals, AP Natural World Academic Press, Harcourt Brace & Company, San Diego, p. 142-144.
2. Nowak, R. M. 1999. Walker's Mammals of the World. Sixth ed. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, 1:202-203, 217-218.
3. Rodgers, W. A., and K. M. Homewood. 1982. Biological values and conservation prospects for the forests and primate populations of the Uzungwa Mountains, Tanzania. Biol. Conserv. 24: 285-304.
4. Stanley, W. T., and R. Hutterer. 2000. A new species of Myosorex Gray, 1832 (Mammalia: Soricidae) from the Eastern Arc Mountains, Tanzania. Bonner Zoologische Beitrage, 49:19-29.
5. Stanley, W. T., M. A. Rogers, and R. Hutterer, 2005. A new species of Congosorex from the Eastern Arc Mountains, Tanzania, with significant biogeographical implications. Journal of Zoology, London, (2005) 265:269-280.
2. Nowak, R. M. 1999. Walker's Mammals of the World. Sixth ed. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, 1:202-203, 217-218.
3. Rodgers, W. A., and K. M. Homewood. 1982. Biological values and conservation prospects for the forests and primate populations of the Uzungwa Mountains, Tanzania. Biol. Conserv. 24: 285-304.
4. Stanley, W. T., and R. Hutterer. 2000. A new species of Myosorex Gray, 1832 (Mammalia: Soricidae) from the Eastern Arc Mountains, Tanzania. Bonner Zoologische Beitrage, 49:19-29.
5. Stanley, W. T., M. A. Rogers, and R. Hutterer, 2005. A new species of Congosorex from the Eastern Arc Mountains, Tanzania, with significant biogeographical implications. Journal of Zoology, London, (2005) 265:269-280.