Sri Lankan long-tailed shrew
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Crocidura miya

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.

Appearance

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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Sri Lankan long-tailed shrew habitat map

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Sri Lankan long-tailed shrew habitat map
Sri Lankan long-tailed shrew

References

1. Sri Lankan long-tailed shrew Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sri_Lankan_long-tailed_shrew
2. Sri Lankan long-tailed shrew on The IUCN Red List site - https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/5608/22298694

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