Crocidura jenkinsi

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 jenkinsi

Species Authority:

Chakraborty, 1978

Common Name/s:

English

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Jenkin’s Andaman Spiny Shrew, Jenkin's Shrew

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:

Critically Endangered B1ab(iii) ver 3.1

Year Published:

2008

Assessor/s:

Molur, S. & Nameer, P.O.

Reviewer/s:

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

Contributor/s:

Justification:
Listed as Critically Endangered because its extent of occurrence is less than 100 km², all individuals are in a single location (South Andaman Island), and there is continuing decline in the extent and quality of its habitat.

History:

2002	–	Data Deficient
1996	–	Critically Endangered

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This species has been recorded from the holotype at Wrightmyo, South Andaman Island, India. Das (1999) found six individuals of Crocidura jenkinsi in sympatry with Crocidura andamanensis on Mount Harriet, South Andaman Island. It has been recorded up to 100 m asl (Molur et al. 2005).
Countries:	Native: India (Andaman Is.)
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Population [top]

Population:	The abundance of this species is not known.
Population Trend:	Decreasing

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	This is a nocturnal/crepuscular and semi fossorial animal, associated with the leaf litter of primary tropical moist deciduous forest. A single adult has been taken from forest guest house in Mount Harriet National Park.
Systems:	Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	This species is threatened by habitat loss due to selective logging, general anthropogenic activities and natural disasters such as the tsunami event of December 2004 (Molur et al. 2005).

Major Threat(s):

This species is threatened by habitat loss due to selective logging, general anthropogenic activities and natural disasters such as the tsunami event of December 2004 (Molur et al. 2005).

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	This shrew has been recorded from Mount Harriet National Park (Das 1999). There is a need to maintain areas of suitable forest habitat for this species. Additional research is needed into the taxonomy, abundance, and threats to this species, with regular monitoring of populations also needed (Molur et al. 2005).

Conservation Actions:

This shrew has been recorded from Mount Harriet National Park (Das 1999). There is a need to maintain areas of suitable forest habitat for this species. Additional research is needed into the taxonomy, abundance, and threats to this species, with regular monitoring of populations also needed (Molur et al. 2005).

Citation:	Molur, S. & Nameer, P.O. 2008. Crocidura jenkinsi. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 19 May 2013.
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