Sri Lankan long-tailed shrew
Species of mammal
Sri Lankan long-tailed shrew | |
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Conservation status | |
![]() Endangered (IUCN 3.1)[1] | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Eulipotyphla |
Family: | Soricidae |
Genus: | Crocidura |
Species: | C. miya |
Binomial name | |
Crocidura miya Phillips, 1929 | |
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Sri Lankan long-tailed shrew range |
The Sri Lankan long-tailed shrew (Crocidura miya) is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is endemic to Sri Lanka. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Description
The head and body length of the Sri Lankan long-tailed shrew is 7–8.5 centimetres (2.8–3.3 in), and the tail is 9–10 cm (3.5–3.9 in) long. It is brown above with gray at the base of hairs and is colored slightly lighter below. The tail is brown and longer than the head and body combined.
References
- ^ Dando, T.; Kennerley, R. (2019). "Crocidura miya". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T5608A22298694. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T5608A22298694.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
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Extant species of Eulipotyphla
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Chordata
- Class: Mammalia
- Infraclass: Eutheria
- Superorder: Laurasiatheria
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