DESCRIPTION: The Sikkim Large-clawed Shrew is a large, fossorial shrew with large feet and claws and a short tail. The shrew is dark brown above and pale brown ventrally. It has four upper unicuspids.
BEHAVIOUR: Nocturnal; at times seen at dawn or dusk.
DISTRIBUTION: Endemic to the Himalayas, eastwards from Kumaon in Uttarakhand to Sikkim and north West Bengal, Assam and Arunachal Pradesh.
HABITAT: Montane forests, scrub, open rocky areas.
Size: 3.4-9.5 cm,
IUCN Status: Least Concern
BEHAVIOUR: Nocturnal; at times seen at dawn or dusk.
DISTRIBUTION: Endemic to the Himalayas, eastwards from Kumaon in Uttarakhand to Sikkim and north West Bengal, Assam and Arunachal Pradesh.
HABITAT: Montane forests, scrub, open rocky areas.
Size: 3.4-9.5 cm,
IUCN Status: Least Concern
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