Crocidura bottegoides

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 bottegoides

Name

Crocidura bottegoides Hutterer & Yalden, 1990

References

* Crocidura bottegoides 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 bottegoides Hutterer & Yalden, 1990 (Endangered)

Vernacular names
English: Bale Shrew

The Bale Shrew (Crocidura bottegoides) is a species of mammal in the Soricidae family. It is endemic to Ethiopia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montanes and subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland. It is threatened by habitat loss.
References

* Hutterer, R. & Lavrenchenko, L. 2004. Crocidura bottegoides. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 30 July 2007.