Desert musk shrew

Desert musk shrew
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Eulipotyphla
Family: Soricidae
Genus: Crocidura
Species:
C. smithii
Binomial name
Crocidura smithii
Thomas, 1895
Desert musk shrew range

The desert musk shrew (Crocidura smithii) is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is found in Ethiopia, Senegal, and possibly Somalia. Its natural habitat is dry savanna.[1] It was named after the 19th-century American explorer of Eastern Africa, Arthur Donaldson Smith.[2]

References

  1. ^ Hutterer, R.; Howell, K.; Baxter, R. (2017) [errata version of 2016 assessment]. "Crocidura smithii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T41358A115181556. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T41358A22311310.en. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
  2. ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2009). The Eponym Dictionary of Mammals. Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 383. ISBN 978-0-8018-9304-9. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
  • Hutterer, R., Howell, K. & Baxter, R. 2004.


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