Desperate shrew

Desperate shrew
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Eulipotyphla
Family: Soricidae
Genus: Crocidura
Species: C. desperata
Binomial name
Crocidura desperata
Hutterer, Jenkins & Verheyen, 1991
Desperate shrew range

The desperate shrew (Crocidura desperata) is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is endemic to Tanzania. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Sources

  1. Hutterer, R., Howell, K. & Jenkins, P. (2008). Crocidura desperata. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 25 October 2009. Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is of endangered.


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