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| Subspecies: | Unknown |
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| CITES Status: | Not Listed |
| IUCN Status: | Vulnerable |
| 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 shrew is found in undisturbed or slightly disturbed montane tropical moist forest, but is not recorded from smaller disturbed forest patches nor in agricultural areas (Stanley 2013).
Range:
Crocidura telfordi is endemic to the Eastern Arc Mountains in Tanzania, inhabiting parts of the Uluguru Mountains and Udzungwa Mountains (Stanley et al. 2000). This species is found above 600 m asl (Stanley and Hutterer 2007).
Conservation:
It has been recorded from some forest reserves. There is a need to prevent further habitat loss and degradation within the restricted range of this species. Additional studies are needed into the species natural history and taxonomy.