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{{Taxobox
| name = Kelaart's Long-clawed Shrew
| image =
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| status = EN | status_system = IUCN2.3
| status = EN
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| status_ref = <ref name="iucn status 17 November 2021">{{cite iucn |author=de A. Goonatilake, W.L.D.P.T.S. |author2=Molur, S. |date=2020 |title=''Feroculus feroculus'' |volume=2020 |page=e.T8553A22292753 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T8553A22292753.en |access-date=17 November 2021}}</ref>
| regnum = [[Animalia]]
| phylum = [[Chordata]]
| genus = Feroculus
| parent_authority = Kelaart, 1852
| classis = [[Mammalia]]
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| species = feroculus
| ordo = [[Soricomorpha]]
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| authority = ([[Edward Frederick Kelaart|Kelaart]], 1850)
| familia = [[Soricidae]]
| genus = ''Feroculus''
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| species = '''''F. feroculus'''''
| binomial = ''Feroculus feroculus''
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| binomial_authority = ([[Edward Frederick Kelaart|Kelaart]], 1850)
| synonyms =
| range_map = Kelaart's Long-clawed Shrew area.png
| range_map = Kelaart's Long-clawed Shrew area.png
| range_map_caption = Kelaart's Long-clawed Shrew range
| range_map_caption = Kelaart's long-clawed shrew range
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'''Kelaart's Long-clawed Shrew''' ('''''Feroculus feroculus''''') is a species of [[mammal]] in the family [[Soricidae]]. It is [[monotypic]] within the genus '''''Feroculus'''''. It is [[Endemism|endemic]] to [[Sri Lanka]] and southern [[India]]. Its natural [[habitat]]s are subtropical or tropical dry [[forest]]s, subtropical or tropical dry lowland [[grassland]], and [[swamp]]s. It is threatened by [[habitat loss]].
'''Kelaart's long-clawed shrew''' ('''''Feroculus feroculus''''') is a species of [[mammal]] in the family [[Soricidae]]. It is [[monotypic|the only species]] within the [[genus]] '''''Feroculus'''''.{{citation needed|date=November 2011}} It is [[endemic]] to [[Sri Lanka]] and southern [[India]]. Its natural [[habitat]]s are subtropical or tropical dry forests and grassland, and swamps. It is threatened by [[habitat loss]]. The species is named for zoologist [[Edward Frederick Kelaart]].


Head and body length is {{convert|11|–|12|cm|abbr=on}}. Tail is {{convert|7|–|8|cm|abbr=on}} long. Pelage cloe, soft, and short. Uniform ashy-black above, paler and glossy below. Forefeet almost white, very long and reddish claws. Tail covered by fine hairs as well as a few bristly long hairs.
The species is named for zoologist [[Edward Frederick Kelaart]].


==References==
==References==
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* Insectivore Specialist Group 1996. [http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/8553/all Feroculus feroculus]. [http://www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. ] Downloaded on 30 July 2007.
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{{Soricomorpha|C2.}}
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[[Category:Mammals of India]]
[[Category:Mammals of Sri Lanka|Shrew, Kelaart's Long-clawed]]
[[Category:Mammals of Sri Lanka]]
[[Category:White-toothed shrews]]
[[Category:White-toothed shrews]]
[[Category:Mammals described in 1850]]
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Latest revision as of 04:51, 10 December 2023

Kelaart's long-clawed shrew
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Eulipotyphla
Family: Soricidae
Genus: Feroculus
Kelaart, 1852
Species:
F. feroculus
Binomial name
Feroculus feroculus
(Kelaart, 1850)
Kelaart's long-clawed shrew range

Kelaart's long-clawed shrew (Feroculus feroculus) is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is the only species within the genus Feroculus.[citation needed] It is endemic to Sri Lanka and southern India. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and grassland, and swamps. It is threatened by habitat loss. The species is named for zoologist Edward Frederick Kelaart.

Head and body length is 11–12 cm (4.3–4.7 in). Tail is 7–8 cm (2.8–3.1 in) long. Pelage cloe, soft, and short. Uniform ashy-black above, paler and glossy below. Forefeet almost white, very long and reddish claws. Tail covered by fine hairs as well as a few bristly long hairs.

References

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  1. ^ de A. Goonatilake, W.L.D.P.T.S.; Molur, S. (2020). "Feroculus feroculus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T8553A22292753. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T8553A22292753.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.


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