Nyiro shrew

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Nyiro shrew
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Eulipotyphla
Family: Soricidae
Genus: Crocidura
Species:
C. macowi
Binomial name
Crocidura macowi
Dollman, 1915
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Nyiro shrew range

The Nyiro shrew (Crocidura macowi) is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is endemic to Mount Nyiro in northern Kenya. This is a small shrew with dark brown dorsal pelage and grayish brown or slate gray ventral pelage. [2]

References

  1. Jenkins, P. (2017) [errata version of 2016 assessment]. "Crocidura macowi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016 e.T5635A115079098. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T5635A22301650.en .
  2. "Crocidura macowi Dollman 1915 - Plazi TreatmentBank". treatment.plazi.org. Retrieved 2024-05-20.