Mammals of the WorldKelaart's Long-clawed Shrew
Feroculus feroculus
- Order
- Eulipotyphla
- Family
- Soricidae
- Genus
- Feroculus
- IUCN status
- EN
- Distribution
- India|Sri Lanka
- Realm
- Indomalaya
Other names: Kelaart's Shrew
About this species
- Size
- Head and body 11–12cm; tail 7–8cm
- Habitat
- Subtropical or tropical dry forest, grassland and swamps
- Range
- Sri Lanka and southern India
Kelaart's long-clawed shrew is the only species in its genus. It is endemic to Sri Lanka and southern India, and is named after the zoologist Edward Frederick Kelaart. Head and body length is 11–12 cm and the tail is 7–8 cm. The fur is close, soft and short, uniformly ashy black above and paler and glossy below (Wikipedia, general species account).
The forefeet are almost white with very long reddish claws, and the tail is covered in fine hairs and a few long bristles. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, grassland and swamps, and it is threatened by habitat loss. The cached account gives no 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)
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