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--> FAMILY Soricidae
--> SUBFAMILY Crocidurinae
--> GENUS Suncus
SPECIES Suncus montanus
| Author: | Kelaart, 1850. | | Citation: | J. Ceylon Br. Asiat. Soc., 2: 211. | | Common Name: | Asian Highland Shrew | | Type Locality: | Sri Lanka, Nuwara Eliya, Pidurutalagala. | | Distribution: | Forested highlands in Sri Lanka and S India. | | Status: | IUCN – Vulnerable. | | Comments: | Commonly included in murinus (Ellerman and Morrison-Scott, 1966:66), but represents a much smaller and always blackish species of primary forest habitats. Also genetically distinct from murinus (Ruedi et al., 1996). Listed as a species by Corbet and Hill (1991:36). The Indian population is recognized as a valid subspecies (niger). |
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