Greater Large-headed Shrew

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Greater Large-headed Shrew
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Soricomorpha
Family: Soricidae
Genus: Paracrocidura
Species: P. maxima
Binomial name
Paracrocidura maxima
Heim de Balsac, 1959

The Greater Large-headed Shrew (Paracrocidura maxima) is a species of mammal in the Soricidae family. It is found in Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, and Uganda. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montanes, and swamps. It is threatened by habitat loss.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Hutterer, R. & Kerbis Peterhans, J. (2004). Paracrocidura maxima. 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2007. Retrieved on 2007-07-30.
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