Cryptotis magnimana
Creators: name: Mittermeier, Russell A.
name: Wilson, Don E.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2018
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Soricomorpha
Soricidae
Cryptotis
Cryptotis magnimana

description: 115. Honduran Broad-Clawed Shrew <i>Cryptotis magnimana</i> <b>French:</b> Musaraigne a grandes pattes / <b>German:</b> GroRpfoten-Kleinohrspitzmaus / <b>Spanish:</b> Musarana de unas anchas de Honduras <b>Taxonomy.</b> Cryptotis goodwini magnimana Woodman &amp; Timm, 1999, “ 2-5 km N, 1-6 km E Cerro San Juanillo [14°30’N, 87°53’W], Reserva Biologica Cordillera de Montecillos, Comayagua Department, Honduras, 1730 m.” The epithet magnimana cannot become “magnimanus” for gender agreement, because magnimana is not an adjectival Latin form and does not end in a Latin adjective. Cryptotis magnimana is in the C. goodwini group and was previously included as a subspecies by original designation and later a synonym of C. goodwini; it is now recognized as a distinct species based on morphometric studies. It has not been included in any phylogenetic studies butis distinct based on morphometrics, although additional research is needed to confirm its specific status. Monotypic. <b>Distribution.</b> Known only from Cordillera de Montecillos in Comayagua Department (W Honduras). <b>Descriptive notes.</b> Head—body 80 mm, tail 25 mm, hindfoot 14 mm. No specific data are available for body weight. The Honduran Broad-clawed Shrew is medium-sized and smaller than Goodwin’s Broad-clawed Shrew (C. goodwini), with broad forefeet and claws. Dorsum of the Honduran Broad-clawed Shrew is dark brown, and hairs are individually silver, with brown to pale brown tips. Venter is slightly lighter brownish olive. Feet are relatively long and broad, with long wide claws. Tailis very short (31% of head-body length), dark brown, and covered with short hair. Eyes are diminutive, and ears are small and barely visible under fur. Tooth and maxillary unicuspid row are short compared with Goodwin’s Broad-clawed Shrew, the Highland Broad-clawed Shrew (C. oreoryctes), and the Mam Broad-clawed Shrew (C. mam), and skull is smaller than in the Highland Broad-clawed Shrew and Goodwin’s Broad-clawed Shrew. The Honduran Broad-clawed Shrew also has short palate compared with the Highland Broad-clawed Shrew. Fourth unicuspid is partially visible in lateral view of skull. Teeth are reddish, and there are four unicuspids. <b>Habitat.</b> Mixed pine and broadleaf forest at an elevation of 1730 m (holotype). <b>Food and Feeding.</b> No information. <b>Breeding.</b> No information. <b>Activity patterns.</b> No information. <b>Movements, Home range and Social organization.</b> No information. <b>Status and Conservation.</b> Not assessed on The IUCN Red List. The Honduran Broad-Clawed Shrew is only known from a single specimen found dead in the Reserva Biologica Cordillera de Montecillos. It might be threatened, but additional research is needed. <b>Bibliography.</b> Woodman (2011b, 2015a), Woodman &amp; Timm (1999).
description: Published as part of <i>Russell A. Mittermeier &amp; Don E. Wilson, 2018, Soricidae, pp. 332-551 in Handbook of the Mammals of the World – Volume 8 Insectivores, Sloths and Colugos, Barcelona :Lynx Edicions</i> on pages 435-436, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.6870843