Desert musk shrew
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]
| Desert musk shrew | |
|---|---|
| Scientific 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 | |
References
- Crocidura smithii. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Archived June 27, 2014, at the Wayback Machine Downloaded on 30 July 2007.
- 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.
Taxon identifiers | |
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| Crocidura smithii | |
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