Reddish-gray musk shrew
| Reddish-gray musk shrew | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Eulipotyphla |
| Family: | Soricidae |
| Genus: | Crocidura |
| Species: | C. cyanea |
| Binomial name | |
| Crocidura cyanea (Duvernoy, 1838) | |
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| Reddish-gray musk shrew range | |
The reddish-gray musk shrew (Crocidura cyanea) is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitats are temperate forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland, and caves.
References
- ↑ Baxter, R., Hutterer, R., Griffin, M. & Howell, K. (2008). Crocidura cyanea. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 5 October 2009. Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is of least concern.
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