Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-1-2014

Abstract

We document the existence of a new species of shrew (Soricomorpha, Soricidae, Crocidura) in West Java, Indonesia, using both morphological and genetic data. Relative to other Southeast Asian Crocidura, the new species is medium-sized with a slender body and long tail, which together readily distinguish it from all other Javan shrews. Morphological differences between the new species and Crocidura paradoxura, another long-tailed shrew that is endemic to Sumatra, are subtle, but genetic differences suggest a long, independent evolutionary history. This description brings to 5 the total number of species of Crocidura recognized from Java. All 5 species are endemic to the island and as many as 4 occur in syntopy. Further investigation is needed to document geographical ranges of shrew species on Java, especially along the island's east-west climatic gradient, where previously proposed subspecies boundaries may be coincident with transitions in precipitation patterns. © 2014 American Society of Mammalogists.

Publication Source (Journal or Book title)

Journal of Mammalogy

First Page

216

Last Page

224

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