Tumultuous Shrew - Crocidura turba
( Dollman, 1910 )

 

 



Subspecies: Unknown
Est. World Population:

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:
C. turba is a tropical moist forest dwelling species. It is found mainly in lowland to mid-elevation forest and the Shimba Hills in Cameroon.

Range:
This species is widespread in Central Africa, East Africa and parts of southern Africa. It ranges from Equatorial Guinea (Bioko) and Cameroon in the west, as far east as southern Sudan, Uganda and western Kenya in the east, and as far south as Angola, Zambia and northern Malawi. The full extent of its range not known, due to confusion with Crocidura nigrofusca). It occurs at elevations of up to 1,500 m asl.

Conservation:
This species is present in some protected areas. There is a need to better determine the geographic range of this species.

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