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| name = Kelaart's Long-clawed Shrew |
| name = Kelaart's Long-clawed Shrew |
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| status = EN |
| status = EN |
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| status_system = IUCN2.3 |
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| regnum = [[Animal]]ia |
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| phylum = [[Chordata]] |
| phylum = [[Chordate|Chordata]] |
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| classis = [[Mammal]]ia |
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| ordo = [[Soricomorpha]] |
| ordo = [[Soricomorpha]] |
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| familia = [[Soricidae]] |
| familia = [[Soricidae]] |
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| binomial = ''Feroculus feroculus'' |
| binomial = ''Feroculus feroculus'' |
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| binomial_authority = ([[Edward Frederick Kelaart|Kelaart]], 1850) |
| binomial_authority = ([[Edward Frederick Kelaart|Kelaart]], 1850) |
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| range_map = Kelaart's Long-clawed Shrew area.png |
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| 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]] within the genus '''''Feroculus'''''.{{citation needed|date=November 2011}} 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]]. |
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The species is named for zoologist [[Edward Frederick Kelaart]]. |
The species is named for zoologist [[Edward Frederick Kelaart]]. |
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==References== |
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* Insectivore Specialist Group 1996. |
* 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 Sri Lanka|Shrew, Kelaart's Long-clawed]] |
[[Category:Mammals of Sri Lanka|Shrew, Kelaart's Long-clawed]] |
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[[Category:White-toothed shrews]] |
[[Category:White-toothed shrews]] |
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[[Category:Animals described in 1850]] |
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| Genus: | Feroculus
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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.[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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