Sri Lankan shrew

The Sri Lankan shrew (Suncus fellowesgordoni), also called Gordon's pygmy shrew, is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is endemic to Sri Lanka. It is threatened by habitat loss. It is known as හික් මීයා ([hikmiːya]) in Sinhala. It was named after the wife of A. C. Tutein-Nolthenius, Marjory née Fellowes-Gordon, who collected specimens of the shrew and provided them to Phillips.[2][3]

Sri Lankan shrew
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Eulipotyphla
Family: Soricidae
Genus: Suncus
Species:
S. fellowesgordoni
Binomial name
Suncus fellowesgordoni
Phillips, 1932
Sri Lankan shrew range

Description

Head and body length 5–6 cm. Tail 3 cm. Females larger than males. Dark chocolate brown to blackish brown above. Dark gray with silver sheen below. Throat very gray in color. Snout, ears, and forefeet are pink colored. Claws are reddish brown. Tail with gray hairs dark above and light below.

References
  1. de A. Goonatilake, W.L.D.P.T.S.; Nameer, P.O. & Molur, S. (2008). "Suncus fellowesgordoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008: e.T21143A88693042. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T21143A9250906.en.{{cite iucn}}: error: |doi= / |page= mismatch (help)
  2. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2009). The Eponym Dictionary of Mammals. JHU Press. p. 132. ISBN 9780801895333.
  3. Srinivasulu, Chelmala (2018). South Asian Mammals: An updated Checklist and Their Scientific Names. CRC Press. ISBN 9780429880896.


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