Harenna Shrew
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Crocidura harenna Hutterer & Yalden, 1990 |
The Harenna Shrew (Crocidura harenna) is a white-toothed shrew found only in one location in the Bale Mountains in southern Ethiopia. It occupies an area of less than 10 km² and is listed as a critically endangered species due to habitat loss and a restricted range.
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- ^ Hutterer, Rainer (2005-11-16). in Wilson, D. E., and Reeder, D. M. (eds): Mammal Species of the World, 3rd edition, Johns Hopkins University Press, 233. ISBN 0-801-88221-4.
- ^ Lavrenchenko, L. (2004). Crocidura harenna. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 2006-05-11. Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is critically endangered and the criteria used