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Gathorne's White-toothed Shrew

Pangolins, Hares, Pikas & Shrews

Crocidura gathornei

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Habitat

Open ground with grasses, balsams and rhododendron, and broadleaf forest bordering alpine shrubland; about 2,743–3,353m

Range

Endemic to India: three localities in Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh in the western Himalaya

Gathorne's white-toothed shrew is endemic to northern India and is known only from the western Himalaya, at three localities in Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh, at 2,743–3,353 m above sea level (Wikipedia, general species account).

It inhabits open ground with grasses, balsams and rhododendron in the western Himalayan alpine shrub and meadows ecoregion, and at other localities the western Himalayan broadleaf forest bordering alpine shrubland. The cached account gives no description, measurements, diet or breeding information (Wikipedia, general species account).

Quick answers

What habitat does the Gathorne's White-toothed Shrew live in?
Open ground with grasses, balsams and rhododendron, and broadleaf forest bordering alpine shrubland; about 2,743–3,353m
Where is the Gathorne's White-toothed Shrew found?
Endemic to India: three localities in Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh in the western Himalaya
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