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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:
This species occurs in a wide variety of montane grasslands and temperate and subtropical forests. In Namibia, a population has been found inhabiting a cave, where they feed on cave invertebrates and possibly dead bats (Marais and Irish 1990).
Range:
Crocidura cyanea is a southern African species which occurs in Angola, Namibia, Botswana, South Africa, Lesotho (recorded from Mahlanapeng and Sehonghong, Lynch 1994), Swaziland, Zambia (where the species overlaps in range with C. parvipes), Zimbabwe and Mozambique. It may also be present in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi and Tanzania but its presence has not been confirmed. Records from Kenya and to the north of this country are of C. parvipes.Crocidura cyanea is found from sea level to 2,000 m asl.
Conservation:
This species is found in several well-protected areas. It is present in at least ten protected areas in Namibia.