habitat_narrative
Terrestrial
Sclater’s Forest Shrew is found near water in subtropical swamps and coastal forests. Skinner and Chimimba (2005) report that it is present in grassland, wetland and reedbed habitats. Specimens have been collected close to grassland/forest ecotones, and thus the species may select habitats more similar to Myosorex varius than M. cafer (Taylor 1998). In Dukuduku Forest, it was one of the dominant shrew species found in grassland (containing sedges and reeds but no woody elements) and abundance peaked in February (Perrin & Bodbijl 2001). Not a lot is known about its biology or ecology, although it is likely to be similar to both M. cafer and M. varius.Ecosystem and cultural services: Candidate for flagship species in forest biodiversity stewardship schemes.
