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| Subspecies: | Unknown |
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| CITES Status: | NOT LISTED |
| IUCN Status: | Critically Endangered |
| 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 Harenna forest. It is restricted to a narrow altitudinal belt known as the Schefflera-Hagenia belt which has a specific type of vegetation.The Schefflera-Hagenia belt is composed of mixed montane evergreen tropical forest. The total area inhabited by C. harenna is only 200 m wide and 20 km long resulting in a distribution of approximately 4 km².
Range:
Crocidura harenna is known only from its type locality in Harenna forest in the Bale Mountains, southern Ethiopia. Harenna forest is thought to cover a maximum area of 200 km². Surrounding areas have been sampled but additional populations of Crocidura harenna have not been found. This species has an elevational range of 2,400 to 2,630 m asl.
Conservation:
This species occurs in Bale Mountain National Park. There is a need to prevent further loss or degradation of this species range, and the Harenna Forest as a whole. Known localities should be monitored to record any changes in abundance.