Saharan shrew

Saharan shrew
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Eulipotyphla
Family: Soricidae
Genus: Crocidura
Species: C. tarfayensis
Binomial name
Crocidura tarfayensis
Vesmanis & Vesmanis, 1980
Saharan shrew range

The Saharan shrew (Crocidura tarfayensis) is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is found in Mauritania, Morocco. Its natural habitats are rocky areas and sandy shores. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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