Savanna swamp shrew

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Savanna swamp shrew
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Eulipotyphla
Family: Soricidae
Genus: Crocidura
Species:
C. longipes
Binomial name
Crocidura longipes
Hutterer & Happold, 1983 [1]
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Savanna swamp shrew range

The Savanna swamp shrew (Crocidura longipes) is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is endemic to Nigeria. Its natural habitat is swamp.

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References

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  1. Hutterer, R.; Happold, D. C. D. (1983). "Crocidura longipes new species". The shrews of Nigeria (Mammalia: Soricidae). Bonner zoologische Monographien. Vol. 18. Bonn: Zoologisches Forschungsinstitut und Museum Alexander Koenig. pp. 53–55.