West African pygmy shrew
West African pygmy shrew | |
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Conservation status | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Soricomorpha |
Family: | Soricidae |
Genus: | Crocidura |
Species: | C. obscurior |
Binomial name | |
Crocidura obscurior Balsac, 1958 | |
West African pygmy shrew range |
The West African pygmy shrew (Crocidura obscurior) is a species of mammal in the Soricidae family. It is found in Ivory Coast, Ghana, Guinea, Nigeria, and Sierra Leone. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.
References
- Hutterer, R. 2004. Crocidura obscurior. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 30 July 2007.