The Bale shrew (Crocidura bottegoides) is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is endemic to Ethiopia, in the Bale Mountains of the Ethiopian Highlands. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and high-elevation grassland.
Bale shrew | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Eulipotyphla |
Family: | Soricidae |
Genus: | Crocidura |
Species: | C. bottegoides
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Binomial name | |
Crocidura bottegoides Hutterer & Yalden, 1990
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Bale shrew range |
References
edit- Lavrenchenko, L. (2017) [errata version of 2016 assessment]. "Crocidura bottegoides". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T5622A115078080. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T5622A22300328.en. Retrieved 6 July 2024.