Bailey's shrew
Bailey's shrew (Crocidura baileyi) is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. The name honours American naturalist and museum director Alfred Marshall Bailey. It is endemic to Ethiopia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical high-elevation grassland.
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Eulipotyphla |
Family: | Soricidae |
Genus: | Crocidura |
Species: | C. baileyi |
Binomial name | |
Crocidura baileyi Osgood, 1936 | |
Bailey's shrew range |
References
- Lavrenchenko, L. (2008). "Crocidura baileyi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. Archived from the original on August 18, 2023. Retrieved 26 March 2009.old-form url Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is of endangered.
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