Harenna shrew

The Harenna Shrew ( Crocidura Harenna ) is a shrew from the kind of white tooth shrew ( Crocidura ), which is found only in the forest of Harenna in the Bale Mountains of Ethiopia. A copy of Illubator, which was found in 1500 m height, represents either this style or a related article Harenna The Shrew is closely related to the Guramba Shrew ( Crocidura phaeura ), another endemic species from Ethiopia. The range of this species has an area of ​​about 4 square kilometers.

Features

The Harenna Shrew has a soft, dense, gray fur. The dorsal hairs are 4.5 mm long. The relatively short black is covered with long bristles, respectively. The skull is similar to that of Niobe Shrew ( Crocidura niobe ). The head -body length is 65 to 76 mm, tail length 44 to 48 mm, the Hinterfußlänge 12.5 to 14 mm, the ear length 8-9 mm and the weight is about 7 to 11.5 g The karyotype is 2n = 36, F = 50

Status

Due to the extremely limited habitat and habitat destruction is threatened by extinction.