Grasse's Shrew - Crocidura grassei
( Brosset, Dubost & Heim de Balsac, 1965 )

 

 

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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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Life Span: in the Wild
Life Span: in Captivity

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Habitat:
This species occurs in primary lowland tropical moist forest.

Range:
This Central African species has been recorded from the high forest regions in Gabon, Central African Republic, southern Cameroon, and Equatorial Guinea (Rio Muni) (Heim de Balsac 1968, Lasso et al. 1996, Goodman et al. 2001). It is possibly present in Congo.

Conservation:
Several of its localities are within protected areas, such as the Parque Nacional de Monte Alen, Equatorial Guinea. There is a need for general research into the distribution, natural history and threats to this species.

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