Crocidura caliginea

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 caliginea

Name

Crocidura caliginea Hollister, 1916

References

* Crocidura caliginea 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 caliginea Hollister, 1916 (Least Concern)

Vernacular names
English: African Dusky Shrew

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The African Dusky Shrew (Crocidura caliginea) is a species of mammal in the Soricidae family. It is found in Democratic Republic of the Congo and Ethiopia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and plantations .

References

* Hutterer, R. & Kerbis Peterhans, J. 2004. Crocidura caliginea. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 30 July 2007.