Savanna dwarf shrew

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Savanna dwarf shrew
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Eulipotyphla
Family: Soricidae
Genus: Crocidura
Species:
C. nanilla
Binomial name
Crocidura nanilla
Thomas, 1909
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Savanna dwarf shrew range

The savanna dwarf shrew (Crocidura nanilla) is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is found in Guinea, Kenya, Mauritania, Senegal, Tanzania, and Uganda. Its natural habitat is savanna.

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