| Nimba shrew | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Eulipotyphla |
| Family: | Soricidae |
| Genus: | Crocidura |
| Species: | C. nimbae |
| Binomial name | |
| Crocidura nimbae Heim de Balsac, 1956 | |
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| Nimba shrew range | |
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