Crocidura baileyi

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 baileyi

Name

Crocidura baileyi Osgood, 1936

References

* Crocidura baileyi 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 baileyi Osgood, 1936 (Near Threatened)

Vernacular names
English: Bailey's Shrew

The Bailey's Shrew (Crocidura baileyi) is a species of mammal in the Soricidae family. The name honours American naturalist and museum director Alfred Marshall Bailey.
Distribution and habitat

It is endemic to Ethiopia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

1. ^ Lavrenchenko, L. (2008). Crocidura baileyi. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 26 March 2009. Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is of endangered.