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Suncus megalura
Order: Lipotyphla > Family: Soricidae > Genus: Suncus > Species: Suncus megalura
Common Name: Climbing Shrew [English]
Type Description
Notes Leyden Mus., 10:48.
Type Locality
Liberia, Junk River, Schieffelinsville.
Measurements
Total length: 135-167 mm
Head and body: 52-70 mm
Tail length: 79-90 mm
Hindfoot length: 14 mm
Ear length: 8-10 mm
Weight: 4-6 g
Head and body: 52-70 mm
Tail length: 79-90 mm
Hindfoot length: 14 mm
Ear length: 8-10 mm
Weight: 4-6 g
Description
Suncus megalura is recognizable by its very long tail and is found in many different habitats.
Distribution
Suncus megalura is the most distributed and adaptable musk shrew species in Tanzania inhabits tropical Africa like Sylvisorex and is found in moist localities like montane and lowland forests, cultivation, grassland and riverine vegetation in semi-arid areas. (Kingdon, 1984, 1997)
Key References
1. Kingdon, J. 1984. East African mammals: An atlas of evolution in Africa. (Insectivores and Bats). University of Chicago Press, Chicago, 2A:80-83.
2. Kingdon, J. 1997. The Kingdon field guide to African mammals, AP Natural World Academic Press, Harcourt Brace & Company, San Diego, p. 144.
3. Nowak, R. M. 1999. Walker's Mammals of the World. Sixth ed. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, 1:202-203, 225.
2. Kingdon, J. 1997. The Kingdon field guide to African mammals, AP Natural World Academic Press, Harcourt Brace & Company, San Diego, p. 144.
3. Nowak, R. M. 1999. Walker's Mammals of the World. Sixth ed. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, 1:202-203, 225.