Batak shrew


The Batak shrew is a species of shrew from the Philippines.

Description

It is of small size, its head and body length of, tail, of which the proximal are sparsely covered by longer bristles, hindfoot with claw and without claw. Its head is short and pointed, with sparse vibrissae up to in length. Its dorsal and ventral pelage is dark brown. Its hairs are on dorsum and on mid-venter in length. Its body hairs are uniformly coloured from base to tip.