Desert musk shrew

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Desert musk shrew
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Eulipotyphla
Family: Soricidae
Genus: Crocidura
Species:
C. smithii
Binomial name
Crocidura smithii
Thomas, 1895
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Desert musk shrew range

The desert musk shrew (Crocidura smithii) is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is found in Ethiopia, Senegal, and possibly Somalia. Its natural habitat is dry savanna. [1] It was named after the 19th-century American explorer of Eastern Africa, Arthur Donaldson Smith. [2]

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References

  1. Hutterer, R.; Howell, K.; Baxter, R. (2017) [errata version of 2016 assessment]. "Crocidura smithii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016: e.T41358A115181556. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T41358A22311310.en . Retrieved 6 July 2024.
  2. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2009). The Eponym Dictionary of Mammals. Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 383. ISBN   978-0-8018-9304-9 . Retrieved 12 April 2024.