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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 is associated with both lowland and montane tropical moist forest. It is a climbing shrew that probably uses its long tail for balancing (Happold 1987).
Range:
Crocidura dolichura is generally distributed in western West Africa and Central Africa. It has been recorded from Nigeria, Cameroon (Mount Cameroon and Korup National Park), Equatorial Guinea (Bioko and Rio Muni), the Central African Republic, Gabon, Congo, the Democratic of the Congo and Uganda (including the Ruwenzori Mountains and Bwindi Impenetrable Forest), Burundi (Kibira National Park) and possibly Rwanda. It is generally a lowland species, however, in West Africa it reaches elevations of up to 1,500 m asl, and can be found up to 2,310 m asl in the eastern parts of its range (Kibira National Park).
Conservation:
This species has been recorded from several protected areas including the Kongana Forest in southern Central African Republic, Korup National Park in Cameroon and Kibira National Park in Burundi.