Dhofar Shrew

Dhofar Shrew
Dhofar Shrew[1]
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Soricomorpha
Family: Soricidae
Genus: Crocidura
Species: C. dhofarensis
Binomial name
Crocidura dhofarensis
(Hutterer & Harrison, 1988)

The Dhofar Shrew (Crocidura dhofarensis) is a white-toothed shrew found only in the Dhofar region of Oman.[1] It is listed as a critically endangered species due to habitat loss and a restricted range.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b Hutterer, Rainer (16 November 2005). Wilson, Don E., and Reeder, DeeAnn M.. ed. Mammal Species of the World (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2 vols. (2142 pp.). pp. 229. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494. http://www.bucknell.edu/msw3. 
  2. ^ a b Hutterer, R. (2008). Crocidura dhofarensis. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 2006-05-11. Listed as Data Deficient.