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Crocidura ansellorum

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: 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 ansellorum

Name

Crocidura ansellorum Hutterer & Dippenaar, 1987

Synonyms

* Crocidura anselli Hutterer & Dippenaar, 1987


References

* Crocidura ansellorum 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 ansellorum Hutterer & Dippenaar, 1987 (Endangered)


Vernacular names
Català: Musaranya de Zàmbia septentrional
English: Ansell's Shrew

The Ansell's Shrew (Crocidura ansellorum) is a species of mammal in the Soricidae family. It is endemic to Zambia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

1. ^ Cotterill, F.P.D & Hutterer, R. (2008). Crocidura ansellorum. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 17 January 2009.

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