Moon Shrew - Crocidura selina
( Dollman, 1915 )

 

 

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Subspecies: Unknown
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CITES Status: NOT LISTED
IUCN Status: Data Deficient
U.S. ESA Status: NOT LISTED

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Life Span: in the Wild
Life Span: in Captivity

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Habitat:
Crocidura selina is found in tropical moist forest and swamps.

Range:
Crocidura selina has been recorded from three lowland forests in Uganda (including the type locality of Mabira Forest) (Dippenaar 1989), and there is also a possible record (Crocidura cf. selina) from an isolated forest patch in the Kyulu Hills of southern Kenya (Oguge et al. 2004). Crocidura selina has not been found in forest in Nairobi, or near Mount Kenya. Its maximum elevation is approximately 1,700 to 1,800 m asl.

Conservation:
This species is present in Mabira Forest Reserve in Uganda. There is a need for additional research into the taxonomy, distribution, natural history and threats to this species.

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