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| Subspecies: | Unknown |
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| CITES Status: | Not Listed |
| IUCN Status: | Near Threatened |
| 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 montane cyprus swamps (Dieterlen and Heim de Balsac 1979) and within secondary forest and bamboo forest (Kaleme et al. 2007) within Kahuzi National Park.
Range:
Crocidura kivuana is restricted to the Kahuzi Mountains in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Its elevational range is 1,700-3,300 m asl (Dieterlen 2013).
Conservation:
The swamp inhabited by this species is located within Kahuzi-Biega National Park. There is a need to prevent any future habitat loss within the restricted range of this species. Further studies are needed into the natural history of this species.