Mossy forest shrew

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Mossy forest shrew
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Eulipotyphla
Family: Soricidae
Genus: Crocidura
Species:
C. musseri
Binomial name
Crocidura musseri
Ruedi & Vogel, 1995 [1]
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Mossy forest shrew range

The mossy forest shrew (Crocidura musseri) is a species of shrew native to Indonesia.

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References

  1. 1 2 Lunde, D. & Ruedas (2008). "Crocidura musseri (Mossy Forest Shrew)". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2008. Retrieved 10 July 2011.