Large-headed Shrew
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| Large-headed Shrew | |
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| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Soricomorpha |
| Family: | Soricidae |
| Genus: | Crocidura |
| Species: | C. grandiceps |
| Binomial name | |
| Crocidura grandiceps Hutterer, 1983 |
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| Large-headed Shrew range | |
The Large-headed Shrew (Crocidura grandiceps) is a species of mammal in the Soricidae family. It is found in Benin, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, and Togo. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
[edit] Source
- ^ Hutterer, R. (2008). "Crocidura grandiceps". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. http://www.iucnredlist.org/apps/redlist/details/41321. Retrieved 14 August 2010. Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is of near threatened.
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