Crocidura thomensis

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	MAMMALIA	EULIPOTYPHLA	SORICIDAE

Scientific Name:

Crocidura thomensis

Species Authority:

(Bocage, 1887)

Common Name/s:

English

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Sao Tomé Shrew, São Tomé Shrew

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:

Endangered B1ab(iii) ver 3.1

Year Published:

2008

Assessor/s:

Hutterer, R.

Reviewer/s:

Amori, G. (Small Nonvolant Mammal Red List Authority) & Cox, N. (Global Mammal Assessment Team)

Justification:
Listed as Endangered because its extent of occurrence is less than 1,000 km², all individuals are in a single location, and there is continuing decline in the extent and quality of its habitat.

History:

2004	–	Critically Endangered
1996	–	Vulnerable
1994	–	Insufficiently Known (Groombridge 1994)
1990	–	Insufficiently Known (IUCN 1990)

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	C. thomensis is endemic to the island of São Tomé in São Tomé and Príncipe (Dutton and Haft 1996).
Countries:	Native: Sao Tomé and Principe (Sâo Tomé)
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Population [top]

Population:	This is considered to be an uncommon to very rare species.
Population Trend:	Decreasing

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	C. thomensis is associated with montane tropical moist forest.
Systems:	Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	This species is threatened by general habitat loss and degradation, largely through deforestation for the construction of houses and gardens.

Major Threat(s):

This species is threatened by general habitat loss and degradation, largely through deforestation for the construction of houses and gardens.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	There are no direct conservation measures in place for this species. It is not known if the species is present within any protected areas. There is a need to conserve areas of suitable forest habitat for this species. Additional studies are needed into the distribution, abundance, general ecology and threats to this little-known species.

Conservation Actions:

There are no direct conservation measures in place for this species. It is not known if the species is present within any protected areas. There is a need to conserve areas of suitable forest habitat for this species. Additional studies are needed into the distribution, abundance, general ecology and threats to this little-known species.

Citation:	Hutterer, R. 2008. Crocidura thomensis. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 25 May 2012.
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