Jungle shrew

Jungle shrew
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Eulipotyphla
Family: Soricidae
Genus: Suncus
Species: S. zeylanicus
Binomial name
Suncus zeylanicus
Phillips, 1928
Jungle shrew range

The jungle shrew (Suncus zeylanicus) is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae endemic to Sri Lanka. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]

Description

Its head and body are 10–12 cm long, with an 8– to 9-cm tail. Its pelage is dark gray above, and lighter in the underparts. Hairs appear dark at the base and lighter at the tip. The tail is short and gray, sometimes with a white tip.

References

  1. Insectivore Specialist Group 1996. Suncus zeylanicus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 30 July 2007.


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Tuesday, February 16, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.