Greenwood's shrew

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Greenwood's shrew
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Eulipotyphla
Family: Soricidae
Genus: Crocidura
Species:
C. greenwoodi
Binomial name
Crocidura greenwoodi
Heim de Balsac, 1966
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Greenwood's shrew range

The Greenwood's shrew (Crocidura greenwoodi) is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is endemic to Somalia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, dry savanna, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, and arable land.

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References

  1. Hutterer, R. (2016). "Crocidura greenwoodi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016: e.T5632A22299804. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T5632A22299804.en . Retrieved 12 November 2021.