Somali dwarf shrew
| Somali dwarf shrew | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Eulipotyphla |
| Family: | Soricidae |
| Genus: | Crocidura |
| Species: | C. nana |
| Binomial name | |
| Crocidura nana Dobson, 1890 | |
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| Somali dwarf shrew range | |
The Somali dwarf shrew (Crocidura nana) is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is found in Ethiopia and Somalia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland.
Type Locality: Somalia, Dollo
Sources
- Hutterer, R. & Howell, K. 2004. Crocidura nana. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 30 July 2007.
- Don E. Wilson & DeeAnn M. Reeder (editors). 2005. Crocidura nana. Mammal Species of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed), Johns Hopkins University Press, 2,142 pp. (Available from Johns Hopkins University Press, 1-800-537-5487 or (410) 516-6900, or at http://www.press.jhu.edu).
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