Heather shrew

The heather shrew (Crocidura erica) is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is endemic to Angola. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Heather shrew
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Eulipotyphla
Family: Soricidae
Genus: Crocidura
Species:
C. erica
Binomial name
Crocidura erica
Dollman, 1915
Heather shrew range

Sources

  1. Hutterer, R. (2008). "Crocidura erica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. Retrieved 7 December 2009.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link) Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is of data deficient.


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