Upemba shrew

Upemba shrew
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Eulipotyphla
Family: Soricidae
Genus: Crocidura
Species: C. zimmeri
Binomial name
Crocidura zimmeri
Osgood, 1936
Upemba shrew range

The Upemba shrew (Crocidura zimmeri) is a species of shrew in the family Soricidae. It is endemic to Democratic Republic of the Congo. Its natural habitat is swamps. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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