Hildegarde's shrew

Hildegarde's shrew
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Eulipotyphla
Family: Soricidae
Genus: Crocidura
Species: C. hildegardeae
Binomial name
Crocidura hildegardeae
Thomas, 1904
Hildegarde's shrew range

The Hildegarde's shrew (Crocidura hildegardeae) is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is found in Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, and Tanzania. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, and heavily degraded former forest.

References

  1. Hutterer, R. & Jenkins, P. (2008). "Crocidura hildegardeae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 2 December 2011. Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is of Least Concern.


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