Ansell's shrew (''Crocidura ansellorum'') is a species of

mammal Mammals () are a group of vertebrate animals constituting the class Mammalia (), characterized by the presence of mammary glands which in females produce milk for feeding (nursing) their young, a neocortex (a region of the brain), fur or ...

in the family Soricidae. It is

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Zambia Zambia (), officially the Republic of Zambia, is a landlocked country at the crossroads of Central Africa, Central, Southern Africa, Southern and East Africa, although it is typically referred to as being in Southern Africa at its most cent ...

. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by

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Ansell's shrew Ansell's shrew (''Crocidura ansellorum'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is endemic to Zambia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss Habitat destruction ...

Endemic fauna of Zambia Mammals of Zambia Fauna of Southern Africa Endangered animals Endangered biota of Africa

Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Central Zambezian miombo woodlands {{whitetoothed-shrew-stub