Bale shrew
The Bale shrew (Crocidura bottegoides) is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae.
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Eulipotyphla |
Family: | Soricidae |
Genus: | Crocidura |
Species: | C. bottegoides |
Binomial name | |
Crocidura bottegoides Hutterer & Yalden, 1990 | |
Bale shrew range |
It is endemic to Ethiopia, in the Bale Mountains of the Ethiopian Highlands.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland.
It is threatened by habitat loss.
References
- Hutterer, R. & Lavrenchenko, L. 2004. Crocidura bottegoides. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 30 July 2007.
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