Eisentraut's shrew
Iron Traut's shrew ( Crocidura eisentrauti ) is a shrew from the kind of white tooth shrew ( Crocidura ). It is endemic to the Mount Cameroon in Cameroon. The species name refers to the German zoologist Martin Eisentraut (1902-1994), who collected the type specimens in February 1954.
Features
Iron Traut shrew reaches a head-body length of 68-78 mm, a tail length of 53-62 mm, a Hinterfußlänge 11-14 mm, an ear length of 6 to 10 mm and a weight of 8-11 g is the length of the skull 19.5 to 20.4 mm and the width of the skull from 8.4 to 9.0 mm. The entire length of the upper row of teeth of the first cutting tooth and a third molar of 7.9 to 8.8 mm. The coat is soft and dense. The fur hair of the back center line 4 to 5 mm long. The back fur is brown to pale reddish brown. At the Basalhälfte the hairs are gray and brown on the terminal half. The peritoneum is gray-brown with gray hair at the base and light brown to gray- brown or white hair tips. The ears are dark, the front part is partially covered with hair. The front and hind feet are brown or gray-brown. The tail is relatively long and makes up about 79 percent of the head -body length of. He is two-colored, brown on top, light or whitish covering on the bottom and 33 to 50 percent with fur. The skull is rather flat and slightly raised at the back end. The upper incisor is small and bumpy. The first cusp is large and easily tipped. The second and third cusps are almost equal. All three cusps have a weakly developed Zahnwulst. The karyotype and the number of teats are not known.
Habitat
Iron Traut shrew inhabits the alpine grassland on Mount Cameroon above the timberline at altitudes between 2000 and 3000 m. The habitat is dominated by Schefflera - plants.
Lifestyle and reproductive behavior
About the lifestyle of iron Traut shrew, little is known. Two pregnant females were killed in April. A female carrying two embryos in itself, the other three.
Status
Iron Traut shrew is known only from a few specimens that were collected in the 1950s and 1960s by Henri de Balsac home and Martin Eisentraut. She has a very limited distribution area of about 10 km ². The IUCN classified the species in the category " endangered" ( vulnerable ). Stock figures are not available. As the largest potential threat of volcanic eruptions are.