Buettikofer's shrew

Buettikofer's shrew
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Eulipotyphla
Family: Soricidae
Genus: Crocidura
Species: C. buettikoferi
Binomial name
Crocidura buettikoferi
Jentink, 1888
Buettikofer's shrew range

The Buettikofer's shrew (Crocidura buettikoferi) is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is found in Ivory Coast, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, and Sierra Leone. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

  1. Hutterer, R. (2008). "Crocidura buettikoferi". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2008: e.T40622A10342527. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T40622A10342527.en. Retrieved 1 December 2017.


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