Bailey's Shrew
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| Bailey's Shrew | |
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| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Soricomorpha |
| Family: | Soricidae |
| Genus: | Crocidura |
| Species: | C. baileyi |
| Binomial name | |
| Crocidura baileyi Osgood, 1936 |
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| Bailey's Shrew range | |
The Bailey's Shrew (Crocidura baileyi) is a species of mammal in the Soricidae family. The name honours American naturalist and museum director Alfred Marshall Bailey.
[edit] Distribution and habitat
It is endemic to Ethiopia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland. It is threatened by habitat loss.
[edit] References
- ^ Lavrenchenko, L. (2008). Crocidura baileyi. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 26 March 2009. Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is of endangered.
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