Sanetti shrew
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Eulipotyphla
Family: Soricidae
Genus: Crocidura
Species:
C. afeworkbekelei
Binomial name
Crocidura afeworkbekelei
Lavrenchenko, Voyta & Hutterer, 2016

The Sanetti shrew or Bekele's shrew (Crocidura afeworkbekelei) is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is endemic to Ethiopia.[2]

Etymology

Its specific epithet honors Ethiopian mammalogist Afework Bekele.[3]

Distribution and habitat

This species is thought to be endemic to the Bale Mountains of the Sanetti Plateau in southwestern Ethiopia. It inhabits the Afromontane zone with low and scattered vegetation, at about 4,000 meters above sea level.[1][3]

Description

It is a small shrew, with the head-body length being between 78–85 millimetres (3.1–3.3 in), the length of the tail being between 43–48 millimetres (1.7–1.9 in), the length of the feet between 16.3–17 millimetres (0.64–0.67 in), and the length of the ears between 8.5–10 millimetres (0.33–0.39 in). The dorsal pelage is greyish-brown with the base of the hairs being gray, while the ventral pelage is gray with light yellowish tips. The back of the legs is light gray. The feet are slightly elongated. The tail, between 50.6 and 61.5% of the head-body length, is brown above, brownish-gray below and interspersed with long bristles.[3]

Conservation status

No threats have presently been documented for this species, and it is classified as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Van der Straeten , E.; Dando, T.; Kennerley, R. (2019). "Crocidura afeworkbekelei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T112517405A112517427. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T112517405A112517427.en. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
  2. ↑ "Explore the Database". www.mammaldiversity.org. Retrieved 2022-03-10.
  3. 1 2 3 LAVRENCHENKO, LEONID A.; VOYTA, LEONID L.; HUTTERER, RAINER (2016-11-20). "Diversity of shrews in Ethiopia, with the description of two new species of Crocidura (Mammalia: Lipotyphla: Soricidae)". Zootaxa. 4196 (1): 38. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4196.1.2. ISSN 1175-5334. PMID 27988680.
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