Wimmer's shrew
Wimmer's shrew (Crocidura wimmeri) is a white-toothed shrew found only in Côte d'Ivoire. It is listed as a critically endangered species due to habitat loss and a restricted range.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Eulipotyphla |
| Family: | Soricidae |
| Genus: | Crocidura |
| Species: | C. wimmeri |
| Binomial name | |
| Crocidura wimmeri Heim de Balsac & Aellen, 1958 | |
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Shrew species assignment is a challenge due to their strong phenotypic similarities, which is why the C. wimmeri had been considered to be extinct since 1976, until a rediscovery in 2013.[3]
References
- Hutterer, R. (2005). Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 254. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
- Kennerley, R. (2016). "Crocidura wimmeri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T5587A22302740. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T5587A22302740.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- Vogel, Peter; Vogel, Valerie; Fumagalli, Luca; Kadjo, Blaise; Kouadio, Roger Y.; Dubey, Sylvain (January 2014). "Genetic identity of the critically endangered Wimmer's shrew Crocidura wimmeri: Genetic Identity of the Wimmer's Shrew". Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. 111 (3): 224–229. doi:10.1111/bij.12196.
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