Crocidura miya Phillips 1929

Crocidura miya Phillips 1929, Spolia Zeylan., 15: 113.

Type Locality: Sri Lanka, Kandyan Hills, Nilambe Dist., Moolgama, 3,000 ft. (914 m).

Vernacular Names: Sri Lankan Long-tailed Shrew.

Distribution: Highlands of C Sri Lanka.

Conservation: IUCN – Endangered.

Discussion: A very distinctive species, resembling C. elongata of Sulawesi, or C. dolichura of Africa. Known by a handful of specimens; see Phillips (1980) for further information.