Kelaart's long-clawed shrew
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| Kelaart's Long-clawed Shrew | |
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| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Soricomorpha |
| Family: | Soricidae |
| Genus: | Feroculus |
| Species: | F. feroculus |
| Binomial name | |
| Feroculus feroculus (Kelaart, 1850) | |
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| Kelaart's Long-clawed Shrew range | |
Kelaart's Long-clawed Shrew (Feroculus feroculus) is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is monotypic within the genus Feroculus.[citation needed] It is endemic to Sri Lanka and southern India. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland, and swamps. It is threatened by habitat loss.
The species is named for zoologist Edward Frederick Kelaart.
References
- Insectivore Specialist Group 1996. Feroculus feroculus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 30 July 2007.
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