Ultimate shrew

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Ultimate shrew
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Eulipotyphla
Family: Soricidae
Genus: Crocidura
Species:
C. ultima'
Binomial name
Crocidura ultima'
Dollman, 1915
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Ultimate shrew range
Synonyms

Rajan

The ultimate shrew (Crocidura ultima) is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is endemic to Nyeri County in central Kenya. Its natural habitat is tropical moist montane forest at approximately 1,524 metres elevation. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Gerrie, R. & Kennerley, R. 2016. Crocidura ultima (errata version published in 2017). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T5638A115079307. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T5638A22301388.en. Accessed 5 June 2024.