Soricidae Author Russell A. Mittermeier Author Don E. Wilson text 2018 2018-07-31 Lynx Edicions Barcelona Handbook of the Mammals of the World – Volume 8 Insectivores, Sloths and Colugos 332 551 book chapter http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6870843 978-84-16728-08-4 6870843 330. Bottego’s White-toothed Shrew Crocidura bottegi French: Crocidure de Bottego / German: Bottego-WeiRRzahnspitzmaus / Spanish: Musarana de Bottego Other common names: Bottego's Shrew Taxonomy. Crocidura bottegi Thomas, 1898 , “ between Badditu and Dime ,” north-east of Lake Turkana , Ethiopia . Based on genetic data, C. bottegi seems to be sister to a clade including C. zimmerm- ani, C. canariensis , and C. sicula , although further sampling and the inclusion of more taxa 1s needed to clarify its phylogenetic relationships. Previously considered to include C. obscurior and C. eburnea. Monotypic. Distribution. SW Ethiopia, with one record from Marsabit in NC Kenya. Descriptive notes. Head-body 46-51 mm, tail 29-30 mm, ear 7 mm, hindfoot 9 mm; weight 4 g. Bottego’s White-toothed Shrew is a very small shrew. Dorsal pelageis rich chocolate brown with a russet tinge; ventral pelage is slightly paler. Ears are dark brown. Feet are covered in brown hairs dorsally and have short claws. Tail is of medium length (c.60% of head—body length), brown in color, and covered in long bristle hairs. Skull has a high, rounded braincase, short rostrum, short but wide interorbital and maxillary regions, and weak front dentition. M? is relatively wide. There are three unicuspids. Habitat. Found in grassy clearings within Afromontane/Afro-alpine habitats at elevations up to 1750 m. Food and Feeding. No information. Breeding. No information. Activity patterns. Bottego’s White-toothed Shrew is terrestrial. Movements, Home range and Social organization. No information. Status and Conservation. Classified as Data Deficient on The IUCN Red List. Bottego’s White-toothed Shrew has a relatively broad distribution. It may potentially be threatened by habitat destruction, but further research is needed. Bibliography. Gerrie & Kennerley (2016l), Hutterer (2013e), Hutterer & Yalden (1990), Lavrenchenko et al. (2009).