African giant shrew

African giant shrew
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Eulipotyphla
Family: Soricidae
Genus: Crocidura
Species:
C. olivieri
Binomial name
Crocidura olivieri

Olivier's Shrew (Crocidura olivieri) is a mammal in the Soricidae family. It lives in Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burundi, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Egypt, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Kenya, Liberia, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. It lives in subtropical and tropical dry forests, subtropical and tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical and tropical moist mountain areas, dry flat grasslands where crops can grow, moist savannas, arable land, rural gardens, city-based areas, and heavily degraded former forest.

References

  1. ↑ Cassola, F. (2016). "Olivier's Shrew: Crocidura olivieri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: e.T41348A115180235. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T41348A22309617.en. Retrieved November 13, 2021.{{cite iucn}}: error: |doi= / |url= mismatch (help)