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The climbing shrew (Suncus megalurus) is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae, which is found in subtropical Africa. It is found in Angola, Benin, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland and montane forests, and moist savanna.
| Climbing shrew | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Eulipotyphla |
| Family: | Soricidae |
| Genus: | Suncus |
| Species: | S. megalurus |
| Binomial name | |
| Suncus megalurus (Jentink, 1888) | |
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| Climbing shrew range | |
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- Cassola, F. (2017). "Suncus megalura". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T41446A22288732. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T41446A22288732.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
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