Bottego's shrew
Bottego's shrew (Crocidura bottegi) is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is found 1,750 metres (5,740 ft) above sea level in Ethiopia and possibly Kenya particularly northeast of Lake Turkana and one in Kenya from Marsabit.
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Eulipotyphla |
| Family: | Soricidae |
| Genus: | Crocidura |
| Species: | C. bottegi |
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| Crocidura bottegi Thomas, 1898 | |
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Sources
- Hutterer, R. & Lavrenchenko, L. 2004. Crocidura bottegi. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 30 July 2007.
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