Hodgson's Brown-toothed Shrew

Hodgson's Brown-toothed ShrewThis shrew is recorded in the eastern Himalaya. A regional account from around Kalimpong describes it as nocturnal and reports it beside rivers in montane conifer and rhododendron forests and alpine meadows.What does it look like?The regional report says Darjeeling specimens had shorter, less dense fur than specimens from Sikkim. The HMW8 species account describes a high, strongly domed braincase and four upper unicuspids, or single-pointed teeth; the fourth is greatly reduced.How does it live?This shrew is recorded in the eastern Himalaya. A regional account from around Kalimpong describes it as nocturnal and reports it beside rivers in montane conifer and rhododendron forests and alpine meadows.The regional account describes it as nocturnal and records it beside rivers in conifer and rhododendron forests and alpine meadows at 1,800–3,200 m.Keeping it safeAn extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.