Gathorne's White-toothed Shrew

About this species

Habitat

Open ground with grasses, balsams and rhododendron, and broadleaf forest bordering alpine shrubland; about 2,743–3,353m

Range

Endemic to India: three localities in Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh in the western Himalaya

Gathorne's white-toothed shrew is endemic to northern India and is known only from the western Himalaya, at three localities in Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh, at 2,743–3,353 m above sea level (Wikipedia, general species account).

It inhabits open ground with grasses, balsams and rhododendron in the western Himalayan alpine shrub and meadows ecoregion, and at other localities the western Himalayan broadleaf forest bordering alpine shrubland. The cached account gives no description, measurements, diet or breeding information (Wikipedia, general species account).

Description: Wildlife of India guide, Wildlife of Everywhere (wildlifeofeverywhere.com); general species information paraphrased from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)