Desperate shrew

The desperate shrew (Crocidura desperata) is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is endemic to Tanzania. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Desperate shrew
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Eulipotyphla
Family: Soricidae
Genus: Crocidura
Species:
C. desperata
Binomial name
Crocidura desperata
Hutterer, Jenkins & Verheyen, 1991
Desperate shrew range

Sources

  1. Dando, T. & Kennerley, R. 2019. Crocidura desperata . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T5624A22300601. Downloaded on 10 December 2019.


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