Taxonomy details for Asian Highland Shrew (Suncus montanus)

Relationship: Deviation

iNaturalist Mammal Diversity Database. 2019
Species Suncus montanus (parent: Genus Suncus) One-to-many Species Suncus montanus (parent: Genus Suncus)
Species Suncus niger (parent: Genus Suncus)

MDD follows Meegaskumbura, Suyama, and Christopher Schneider. "A taxonomic evaluation of the shrew Suncus montanus (Soricidae: Crocidurinae) of Sri Lanka and India." Ceylon Journal of Science (Biological Sciences) 37.2 (2009) in recognizing the Indian S. montanus as S. niger and reserving S. montanus only for Sri Lanka.

Created by loarie on January 5, 2019