Glass's shrew

Glass's shrew
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Eulipotyphla
Family: Soricidae
Genus: Crocidura
Species: C. glassi
Binomial name
Crocidura glassi
Heim de Balsac, 1966
Glass's shrew range

The Glass's shrew (Crocidura glassi) is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is endemic to Ethiopia. The mammal's natural habitats are subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland, subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland, and swamps. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Sources

  1. Lavrenchenko, L.; Hutterer, R. & Howell, K. (2008). "Crocidura glassi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 July 2010. Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is of vulnerable.


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