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.

Bailey's shrew
Scientific classification Edit this 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

  1. Lavrenchenko, L. (2008). "Crocidura baileyi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. Archived from the original on August 18, 2023. Retrieved 26 March 2009. Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is of endangered.
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