Crocidura miya (srilankan long tailed shrew)

                                                                                     

                                                                                      KIngdom:   Animalia

                                                                                      Phylum:      Chordata

                                                                                      Class:        Mammalia

                                                                                      Order:         Eulipotyphla

                                                                                      Familly:      Soricidae

                                                                                      Genus:       Crocidura

                                                                                      Species:    Crocidura  miya

This species is endemic to Sri Lanka, being found only in five fragmented localities of Central and Sabaragamuwa provinces. It has an altitudinal range of occurrence from 330 to 2,310 m.This Shrew is a nocturnal/crepuscular animal that leads a fossorial mode of life. It lives in the tropical montane and lowland forests, where it inhabits the wet Patana grasslands. This species is now extremely threatened due to Deforestation (presumably through logging operations, and conversion of land to agricultural and other uses) and forest fires.

There are no direct conservation measures in place for this species. The species has not been recorded from any protected areas. Additional studies are needed into the distribution, abundance, breeding biology, general ecology and threats to this little-known species.