Ward's Short-tailed Shrew - Blarinella wardi
( Thomas, 1915 )

 

 

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Subspecies: Unknown
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CITES Status: NOT LISTED
IUCN Status: Least Concern
U.S. ESA Status: NOT LISTED

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Life Span: in Captivity

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Habitat:
The species occurs in temperate forests at high elevations, including openings and edges. It forages in cool, damp ground cover (Smith et al. 2008). It is not known whether or not it can adapt to anthropogenic habitats.

Range:
This species is known from northern Myanmar and western and northwestern Yunnan, China (Smith et al. 2008). Jiang et al. (2003) located the species at high elevations in both north east Myanmar and adjacent China, where it is thought to be endemic. In Myanmar, the species can be found as high as 2,400 m, and in China it has been found between 1,600 and 3,000 m asl.

Conservation:
It presumably occurs in several protected areas. Further studies are needed into the distribution, abundance, natural history, threats and conservation needs of this species.

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