Bale shrew
| Bale shrew | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Eulipotyphla |
| Family: | Soricidae |
| Genus: | Crocidura |
| Species: | C. bottegoides |
| Binomial name | |
| Crocidura bottegoides Hutterer & Yalden, 1990 | |
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| Bale shrew range | |
The Bale shrew (Crocidura bottegoides) is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae.
It is endemic to Ethiopia, in the Bale Mountains of the Ethiopian Highlands.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland.
It is threatened by habitat loss.
References
- Hutterer, R. & Lavrenchenko, L. 2004. Crocidura bottegoides. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 30 July 2007.
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