Bottego's shrew (Crocidura bottegi) is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is found 1,750 metres (5,740 ft) above sea level in Ethiopia and possibly Kenya particularly northeast of Lake Turkana and one in Kenya from Marsabit.
Bottego's shrew | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Eulipotyphla |
Family: | Soricidae |
Genus: | Crocidura |
Species: | C. bottegi
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Binomial name | |
Crocidura bottegi Thomas, 1898
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Bottego's shrew range |
Sources
edit- Gerrie, R.; Kennerley, R. (2017) [errata version of 2016 assessment]. "Crocidura bottegi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T40621A115175776. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T40621A22295879.en. Retrieved 6 July 2024.