Sri Lankan long-tailed shrew

Sri Lankan long-tailed shrew
Conservation status
Endangered (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Eulipotyphla
Family:	Soricidae
Genus:	Crocidura
Species:	C. miya
Binomial name
Crocidura miya Phillips, 1929
Sri Lankan long-tailed shrew range

The Sri Lankan long-tailed shrew (Crocidura miya) is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is endemic to Sri Lanka where it is known, in Sinhala, as ශ්‍රී ලංකා කුනු හික් මීයා. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Description[]

Head and body length is 7–8.5 cm. Tail is 9–10 cm long. It is brown above with gray at base of hairs and is colored slightly lighter below. The tail is brown and longer than head and body combined.

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