The Asian highland shrew (''Suncus montanus'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is found in

India India, officially the Republic of India ( Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the ...

and

Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...

. Its habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests.

Description

The head and body reach in length. The tail is around long. It is dark bluish-brown to black above and paler below. The pelage may be bluish-gray at the base. Some adults are reddish brown. The fur is soft and velvety and hairless areas are pinkish.

References

Suncus Mammals of India Mammals of Sri Lanka Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Mammals described in 1850 {{whitetoothed-shrew-stub