MacMillan's shrew

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MacMillan's shrew
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Eulipotyphla
Family: Soricidae
Genus: Crocidura
Species:
C. macmillani
Binomial name
Crocidura macmillani
Dollman, 1915
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MacMillan's shrew range

MacMillan's shrew (Crocidura macmillani) is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is endemic to the Ethiopian Highlands. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, and moist savanna.

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