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Crocidura buettikoferi

Cladus: Eukaryota
Supergroup: Opisthokonta
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Classis: Mammalia
Subclassis: Theria
Infraclassis: Placentalia
Ordo: Soricomorpha
Familia: Soricidae
Subfamilia: Crocidurinae
Genus: Crocidura
Species: Crocidura buettikoferi

Name

Crocidura buettikoferi Jentink, 1888

References

* Crocidura buettikoferi in Mammal Species of the World.
Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 2 Volume Set edited by Don E. Wilson, DeeAnn M. Reeder
* IUCN link: Crocidura buettikoferi Jentink, 1888 (Least Concern)


Vernacular names

English: Buettikofer's Shrew

The Buettikofer's Shrew (Crocidura buettikoferi) is a species of mammal in the Soricidae family. It is found in Ivory Coast, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, and Sierra Leone. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

* Hutterer, R. 2004. Crocidura buettikoferi. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 30 July 2007.

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