Nicobar shrew

The Nicobar shrew or Nicobar white-tailed shrew (Crocidura nicobarica) is a critically endangered species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is endemic to the Great Nicobar Island of India.

Nicobar shrew
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Eulipotyphla
Family: Soricidae
Genus: Crocidura
Species:
C. nicobarica
Binomial name
Crocidura nicobarica
Miller, 1902
Nicobar shrew range
Synonyms

Nicobar white-tailed shrew

References

  1. Saha, S.S.; Molur, S. & Nameer, P.O. (2008). "Crocidura nicobarica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. Retrieved 15 February 2014.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)

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