The Black Shrew

Black Shrew

Suncus ater Medway, 1965

This shrew is known only from a single specimen trapped on Mt Kinabalu, Borneo (IUCN.1995). The Black Shrew is believed to be threatened by the continuing loss of its montane forest habitat (IUCN.1995).

 

IUCN. 1995. Eurasian Insectivores and Tree Shrews - Status Survey and Conservation Action Plan. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland. 108 pp.