Lamotte's shrew

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Lamotte's shrew
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Eulipotyphla
Family: Soricidae
Genus: Crocidura
Species:
C. lamottei
Binomial name
Crocidura lamottei
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Lamotte's shrew range

Lamotte's shrew (Crocidura lamottei) is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and Togo. Its natural habitat is savanna.

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References

  1. Hutterer, R. (2016). "Crocidura lamottei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016: e.T41326A22308096. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T41326A22308096.en . Retrieved 14 November 2021.