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| Subspecies: | Unknown |
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| CITES Status: | NOT LISTED |
| IUCN Status: | Least Concern |
| U.S. ESA Status: | NOT LISTED |
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| Jumping Ability: | (Horizontal) |
| Life Span: | in the Wild |
| Life Span: | in Captivity |
| Sexual Maturity: | (Females) |
| Sexual Maturity: | (Males) |
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Habitat:
In Nigeria, this species has been recorded from primary lowland tropical moist forest, or relict forests in derived savanna, and is possibly present in tree plantations (Hutterer and Happold 1983, Happold 1987, Decher et al. 1997). It is a terrestrial species that searches through leaf litter and siimilar ground cover for food (Happold 1987).
Range:
Hutterer (2005) records this West African species as probably ranging through lowland forest from Guinea to western Cameroon. Although it is largely a lowland species, there is a record from Mount Cameroon.
Conservation:
It has been recorded from the Gambari Forest Reserve (Happold 1997) and is presumably present in a number of West African protected areas. Further research is needed into the range of both this species and the partially sympatric Crocidura jouvenetae. This is a widespread and common species of no immediate conservation concern.