Somali dwarf shrew

The Somali dwarf shrew (Crocidura nana) is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is found in Ethiopia and Somalia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland.

Somali dwarf shrew
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Eulipotyphla
Family:	Soricidae
Genus:	Crocidura
Species:	C. nana
Binomial name
Crocidura nana Dobson, 1890
Somali dwarf shrew range

Type Locality: Somalia, Dollo

References

1. Cassola, F. (2019). "Crocidura nana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T41341A22306927. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T41341A22306927.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.

Sources

• Don E. Wilson & DeeAnn M. Reeder (editors). 2005. Crocidura nana. Mammal Species of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed), Johns Hopkins University Press, 2,142 pp. (Available from Johns Hopkins University Press, 1-800-537-5487 or [phone], or at http://www.press.jhu.edu).