The Mauritanian shrew (Crocidura lusitania) is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is found in Algeria, Burkina Faso, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone. Its natural habitats are dry savanna and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Eulipotyphla |
| Family: | Soricidae |
| Genus: | Crocidura |
| Species: | C. lusitania
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| Binomial name | |
| Crocidura lusitania Dollman, 1915
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| Mauritanian shrew range | |
References
edit- Cassola, F. (2017) [errata version of 2016 assessment]. "Crocidura lusitania". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T41332A115178805. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T41332A22306053.en. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
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