Bailey's shrew

Bailey's shrew
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Eulipotyphla
Family:	Soricidae
Genus:	Crocidura
Species:	C. baileyi
Binomial name
	Crocidura baileyi; Osgood, 1936
	Bailey's shrew range

Bailey's shrew (Crocidura baileyi) is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. The name honours American naturalist and museum director Alfred Marshall Bailey.

Distribution and habitat

It is endemic to Ethiopia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

Lavrenchenko, L. (2008). "Crocidura baileyi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. Retrieved 26 March 2009.old-form url Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is of endangered.

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[iucn-1] Lavrenchenko, L. (2008). "Crocidura baileyi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. Retrieved 26 March 2009.old-form url Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is of endangered.