| Usambara shrew | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Eulipotyphla |
| Family: | Soricidae |
| Genus: | Crocidura |
| Species: | C. usambarae |
| Binomial name | |
| Crocidura usambarae Dippenaar, 1980 | |
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| Usambara shrew range | |
The Usambara shrew (Crocidura usambarae) is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is endemic to Bumbuli District of Tanga Region in Tanzania. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests of Usambara mountains.
The white-toothed shrews or Crocidurinae are one of three subfamilies of the shrew family Soricidae.
The genus Crocidura is one of nine genera of the shrew subfamily Crocidurinae. Members of the genus are commonly called white-toothed shrews or musk shrews, although both also apply to all of the species in the subfamily. With over 180 species, Crocidura contains the most species of any mammal genus. The name Crocidura means "woolly tail", because the tail of Crocidura species are covered in short hairs interspersed with longer ones.
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Gmelin's white-toothed shrew is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is found in Afghanistan, China, Iran, and Pakistan.
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