Other names: Asian Highland Shrew|Black Shrew-mouse|Hill Shrew
About this species
Size
9-11cm head and body, tail about 7cm
Habitat
Subtropical and tropical dry forest at higher elevations
Range
India and Sri Lanka
The Asian highland shrew is a small white-toothed shrew first described by Kelaart in 1850. It is dark bluish-brown to black above with paler underparts and soft, velvety fur. Head and body are 9 to 11 cm and the tail about 7 cm. It occurs only in India and Sri Lanka, in forest at higher elevations (Wikipedia, general species account, which is a stub).
No diet, breeding or Sri Lankan ecology was found for this entry. Nationally Endangered (Sri Lanka National Red List 2012).
Description: Wildlife of Sri Lanka guide, Wildlife of Everywhere (wildlifeofeverywhere.com); general species information paraphrased from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
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