Savanna swamp shrew
The Savanna swamp shrew (Crocidura longipes) is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is endemic to Nigeria. Its natural habitat is swamps. It is threatened by habitat loss.
| Savanna swamp shrew | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Eulipotyphla |
| Family: | Soricidae |
| Genus: | Crocidura |
| Species: | C. longipes |
| Binomial name | |
| Crocidura longipes | |
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| Savanna swamp shrew range | |
References
- Hutterer, R. 2004. Crocidura longipes. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 30 July 2007.
- Specific
- Hutterer, R.; Happold, D. C. D. (1983). "Crocidura longipes new species". The shrews of Nigeria (Mammalia: Soricidae). Bonner zoologische Monographien. 18. Bonn: Zoologisches Forschungsinstitut und Museum Alexander Koenig. pp. 53–55.
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